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RNCSE 46: 2 now online | National Center for Science Education
1+ hour, 7+ min ago (81+ words) NCSE is pleased to announce that the latest issue of Reports of the National Center for Science Education " volume 46, number 2 " is now available online. The entire issue is freely available on NCSE's website. Publication of RNCSE is made possible thanks…...
California's climate literacy seal bill advances | National Center for Science Education
6+ day, 22+ hour ago (234+ words) California's Senate Bill 1048 " which would, if enacted, establish a climate literacy seal "to recognize high school graduates who have demonstrated mastery in climate literacy disciplines and attained green skills or technical green skills" " passed the Senate unanimously, on a 37-0 vote,…...
[Review] The Hundred Years" Trial: Law, Evolution, and the Long Shadow of Scopes v. Tennessee | National Center for Science Education
1+ week, 23+ hour ago (139+ words) [Review] The Hundred Years" Trial: Law, Evolution, and the Long Shadow of Scopes v. Tennessee National Center for Science Education "The Hundred Years" Trial belongs on the shelf of not only those interested in deepening their knowledge about Scopes, but also…...
Climate change in state Republican party platforms | National Center for Science Education
1+ week, 23+ hour ago (433+ words) Climate change in state Republican party platforms National Center for Science Education Climate change in state Republican party platforms With regard to climate change, a relatively new topic in American science education, the situation is unchanged since 2022, when I wrote,…...
Evolution in state Republican party platforms, 2026 edition | National Center for Science Education
1+ week, 23+ hour ago (190+ words) There's no change here. The plank isn't, on its face, particularly committal. But in the context of the history of American resistance to the teaching of evolution, it's impossible to read the plank as doing anything other than suggesting that…...
What We're Up Against: Fully Automated Climate Change Denial | National Center for Science Education
1+ week, 1+ day ago (199+ words) What We're Up Against: Fully Automated Climate Change Denial National Center for Science Education What We're Up Against: Fully Automated Climate Change Denial On his Substack The Climate Brink, the climate scientist Andrew Dessler of Texas A&M University " a…...
My COAST goes to Texas | National Center for Science Education
1+ week, 3+ day ago (406+ words) My COAST goes to Texas National Center for Science Education My COAST goes to Texas The National Center for Science Education partnered with Texas A&M University at Galveston to offer the My COAST (Climate-Oriented Authentic Science Teaching) professional learning…...
The fossil fuel industry's influence on Texas education | National Center for Science Education
1+ week, 4+ day ago (193+ words) The fossil fuel industry's influence on Texas education National Center for Science Education The fossil fuel industry's influence on Texas education "For more than a decade, as many oil and gas workers near retirement age, the industry has poured millions…...
Climate literacy seal resolutions die in Hawaii | National Center for Science Education
2+ week, 4+ day ago (157+ words) Climate literacy seal resolutions die in Hawaii National Center for Science Education Climate literacy seal resolutions die in Hawaii Four identical resolutions " House Resolution 186, House Concurrent Resolution 196, Senate Resolution 152, and Senate Concurrent Resolution 161 " which would, if adopted, have requested the…...
Data WISE in The Science Teacher | National Center for Science Education
3+ week, 1+ day ago (216+ words) Data WISE in The Science Teacher'National Center for Science Education Data WISE in The Science Teacher NCSE's Wendy Johnson and former NCSE staffer Blake Touchet contributed "Data WISE: A Tool to Scaffold Critical Data Literacy and Media Literacy Skills" (published…...