NCSE Evolution and Climate Education Update for 2018/09/21
Submitted by Peter Burns on Fri, 2018-09-21 14:31.
National Center for Science Education
(by NCSE Deputy Director Glenn Branch)
Dear friends of NCSE, The American Institute of Biological Sciences offers its view of Arizona's proposed state science standards.
AIBS ADDRESSES ARIZONA'S SCIENCE STANDARDS In a September 20, 2018, letter, the American Institute of Biological Sciences called on the Arizona state board of education to reject draft science standards that are to be presented to the board at its September 24, 2018, meeting. AIBS expressed concern that the standards "fail to properly address important aspects of evolution science" and moreover downplay climate change at the high school level, recommending, "The standards should be revised by science and science education experts." AIBS's letter emphasized the economic costs of scientifically compromised state science standards, warning that if the proposed standards are adopted as-is, "Arizona will jeopardize its prior investments and future economic opportunities." Representing over one hundred member organizations, AIBS is a nonprofit scientific association dedicated to advancing biological research and education for the welfare of society, helping to guide informed decisions about matters that require biological knowledge. For the letter from AIBS (PDF), visit: https://ncse.com/files/AIBS_Arizona%20Science%20Standards%20letter.pdf And for NCSE's previous coverage of events in Arizona, visit: https://ncse.com/news/arizona Thanks for reading. And don't forget to visit NCSE's website -- https://ncse.com -- where you can always find the latest news on evolution and climate education and threats to them. -- Sincerely, Glenn Branch Deputy Director National Center for Science Education, Inc. 1904 Franklin Street, Suite 600 Oakland CA 94612-2922 510-601-7203 fax 510-788-7971 branch@ncse.com https://ncse.com Check out NCSE's blog: https://ncse.com/blog Subscribe to NCSE's free weekly e-newsletter: https://groups.google.com/group/ncse-news NCSE is on Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter: https://www.facebook.com/evolution.ncse https://www.youtube.com/NatCen4ScienceEd https://twitter.com/ncse NCSE's work is supported by its members. Join today! https://ncse.com/join
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