NCSE Evolution and Climate Education Update for 2015/05/08
Submitted by Peter Burns on Fri, 2015-05-08 16:03. National Center for Science Education(by NCSE Deputy Director Glenn Branch)
Dear friends of NCSE, A new antiscience bill in Alabama. Disquieting news about the continuing presence of creationism in British faith schools. And a voice for climate change education from California State PTA.
NCSE Evolution and Climate Education Update for 2015/05/01
Submitted by Peter Burns on Fri, 2015-05-01 18:11. National Center for Science Education(by NCSE Deputy Director Glenn Branch)
Dear friends of NCSE, A new issue of Reports of the NCSE is published. And NCSE is represented in a new MOOC on climate change denial.
NCSE Evolution and Climate Education Update for 2015/04/24
Submitted by Peter Burns on Fri, 2015-04-24 15:49. National Center for Science Education(by NCSE Deputy Director Glenn Branch)
Dear friends of NCSE, The fifth attempt to repeal the so-called Louisiana Science Education Act fails. Plus Glenn Branch reviews a book on science and religion for eSkeptic, Zack Kopplin reveals evidence about the bad effects of the so-called Louisiana Science Education Act, and Emily Schoerning joins the NCSE staff.
NCSE Evolution and Climate Education Update for 2015/04/17
Submitted by Peter Burns on Fri, 2015-04-17 14:03. National Center for Science Education(by NCSE Deputy Director Glenn Branch)
Dear friends of NCSE, A revival of the repeal effort in Louisiana. Plus reaction to the new science standards in West Virginia and a new contribution from NCSE to Evolution: Education and Outreach.
NCSE Evolution and Climate Education Update for 2015/04/10
Submitted by Peter Burns on Fri, 2015-04-10 15:49. National Center for Science Education(by NCSE Deputy Director Glenn Branch)
Dear friends of NCSE, New science standards in West Virginia. Climate Education Week. A climate bumper sticker contest from NCSE. Overwhelming public support in West Virginia for a set of science standards that mandate teaching about global warming. And the winners of NCSE's inaugural Grand Canyon teacher scholarships.
NCSE Evolution and Climate Education Update for 2015/04/03
Submitted by Peter Burns on Fri, 2015-04-03 17:18. National Center for Science Education(by NCSE Deputy Director Glenn Branch)
Dear friends of NCSE, A statement supporting climate change education from the American Federation of Teachers. New survey results about evolution in Canada. And a preview of The Atlas of Climate Change.
NCSE Evolution and Climate Education Update for 2015/03/27
Submitted by Peter Burns on Fri, 2015-03-27 15:24. National Center for Science Education(by NCSE Deputy Director Glenn Branch)
Dear friends of NCSE, A contest seeks short films about evolution, while the American Federation of Teachers adds its voice for evolution. And NCSE is pleased to announce the winners of the Friend of Darwin award and the Friend of the Planet award for 2015.
NCSE Evolution and Climate Education Update for 2015/03/20
Submitted by Peter Burns on Fri, 2015-03-20 14:40. National Center for Science Education(by NCSE Deputy Director Glenn Branch)
Dear friends of NCSE, The latest from Wyoming. Evolution and climate change in a proposed new set of science standards are provoking controversy in South Dakota. And a new issue of Reports of the NCSE.
NCSE Evolution and Climate Education Update for 2015/03/13
Submitted by Peter Burns on Fri, 2015-03-13 14:39. National Center for Science Education(by NCSE Deputy Director Glenn Branch)
Dear friends of NCSE, Kudos for Kenneth R. Miller. Iowa's anti-NGSS bill is dead. And a preview of Gernot Wagner and Martin L. Weitzman's Climate Shock.
NCSE Evolution and Climate Education Update for 2015/03/06
Submitted by Peter Burns on Fri, 2015-03-06 18:58. National Center for Science Education(by NCSE Deputy Director Glenn Branch)
Dear friends of NCSE, The NGSS have been unblocked in Wyoming, but a bill in Iowa would block the NGSS in part over evolution and climate change. It's not too late to reserve a seat on NCSE's July 2015 excursion to the Grand Canyon. And Oklahoma's antiscience bill is dead.