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Congratulations to AAAS's new president-elect Keith Yamamoto Paul Oh Tue, 05/17/2022 - 08:35

Farewell to Rae Holzman and welcome to Astrid Broertjes Paul Oh Fri, 05/13/2022 - 09:35

Astrid Broertjes Paul Oh Wed, 05/11/2022 - 13:22 Director of Operations

Astrid Broertjes joined NCSE in May 2022. She previously worked as a manager and bookkeeper at Recycle for Change, a nonprofit in Richmond, California, and before that at the East Bay Express. She immigrated to the U.S. from Amsterdam by way of Canada. Astrid lives in Vallejo, California, with her cat, Trudy.

broertjes@ncse.ngo

Mandatory climate change education in Connecticut at last Paul Oh Mon, 05/09/2022 - 15:26

Diluted version of climate change education bill progresses in California Paul Oh Fri, 05/06/2022 - 13:25

Hawaii's climate change education resolution fails to pass the Senate Paul Oh Fri, 05/06/2022 - 11:27

Connecticut's climate change education bill dies Paul Oh Thu, 05/05/2022 - 12:56

Climate change education bill in Maine enacted Paul Oh Wed, 05/04/2022 - 12:17

"Learning from the American evolution wars" Paul Oh Mon, 05/02/2022 - 09:16

High school teaching program targets climate misconceptions Paul Oh Thu, 04/28/2022 - 10:49 Link to Article https://subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eenews/2022/04/28/high-school-teaching-program-targets-climate-misconceptions-00028191 Publication E&E News Type of Article Read Article Date of Article Thu, 04/28/2022 - 12:00

Diluted versions of Massachusetts's climate change education legislation Paul Oh Fri, 04/22/2022 - 13:52

NCSE completes #ClimateEdNow campaign on Earth Day 2022 Glenn Branch Fri, 04/22/2022 - 05:00

Sean Casten Paul Oh Mon, 04/18/2022 - 10:22 Short Bio

U.S. Rep. Sean Casten (D-Illinois) serves on the Science, Space, and Technology Committee and the Select Committee on the Climate Crisis, and is the Vice Chair of the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Investor Protection, Entrepreneurship, and Capital Markets. He also serves as Co-Chair of the New Democrat Coalition Climate Change Task Force and Co-Chair of the Sustainable Energy & Environment Coalition (SEEC) Power Sector Task Force. As a scientist, clean energy entrepreneur and CEO, and now as a member of Congress, Rep. Casten has dedicated his life to fighting climate change. While working diligently in Washington on behalf of Illinois’s 6th Congressional District, Rep. Casten is also committed to keeping in close contact with his constituents. He lives in Downers Grove with his wife and two daughters.

Climate education: Urgency and agency Paul Oh Fri, 04/15/2022 - 15:21

Climate education is key to averting climate disaster Paul Oh Thu, 04/14/2022 - 15:20

Jed Carosaari Paul Oh Thu, 04/14/2022 - 12:09 Short Bio

Jed Carosaari is an international high school science teacher.

Steve Rissing Paul Oh Wed, 04/13/2022 - 16:00 Short Bio

Steve Rissing directed the Introductory Biology Program, one of the largest of its kind in the country, at The Ohio State University from 1999-2005. He studied the role of kin selection—and the lack thereof—in starting desert ant colonies. He assisted in development of the Next Generation Science Standards, and state K-12 science standards in Arizona and Ohio. He writes the Biology column for the Columbus Dispatch and is an emeritus professor in OSU’s Department of Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology.

NCSE launches #ClimateEdNow campaign in advance of Earth Day Paul Oh Wed, 04/13/2022 - 09:38

Can Students Save Earth in Time? Paul Oh Mon, 04/11/2022 - 09:28 Link to Article https://www.cta.org/educator/posts/can-students-save-earth-in-time Publication California Teachers Association Type of Article Read Article Date of Article Thu, 04/07/2022 - 12:00

A College Fights ‘Leftist Academics’ by Expanding Into Charter Schools Paul Oh Mon, 04/11/2022 - 09:14 Link to Article https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/10/us/hillsdale-college-charter-schools.html Publication New York Times Type of Article Read Article Date of Article Sun, 04/10/2022 - 12:00