Science Is Constantly Evolving
Discover the latest in climate change and evolution education news.
NCSE’s Breaking Down Barriers program launched a pilot initiative in 2019, called the Museum Collaborative, to provide activity kits to science museums in primarily rural areas. Small rural museums typically have pre-existing capacity in terms of a facility and dedicated staff, but can frequently…
The Clergy Letter Project, originally formed to demonstrate that numerous members of the clergy embrace evolution and regard it as harmonious with their faith, is now also addressing the climate crisis. A new letter from the project entitled "The Climate Crisis: A Clergy Call to Action" recognizes…
Senate Bill 1970, introduced in the New Jersey Senate on February 25, 2020, would, if enacted, require local school districts to include information on climate change in their curricula and to adopt instructional materials that "accurately portray changes in weather and climate patterns over time,…
Senate File 3518, introduced in the Minnesota Senate on February 24, 2020, would, if enacted, require public school districts in the state "to embed climate change education throughout all subject areas, not just in science curriculum" and allocate $1 million yearly to do so.
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Do you have an interesting story about evolution that you’d like to share with the world? Scientists and science educators of all stripes — students, postdocs, faculty, and full- or part-time science communicators — are invited to enter the Ninth Annual Evolution Video Competition, sponsored by the…
Connecticut's House Bill 5215 (PDF), introduced by the Joint Committee on Education on February 20, 2020, would amend the Connecticut General Statutes to require the teaching of climate change in science classes consistent with the Next Generation Science Standards (which Connecticut adopted in…
House File 2184, introduced on January 30, 2020, and referred to the House Education Committee, would, if enacted, require the state board of education to adopt a code of ethics to prevent public school teachers in the state from engaging in what it describes as "political or ideological…
The astronomer and priest George V. Coyne, S.J., died on February 11, 2020, at the age of 87, according to The New York Times (February 14, 2020), which said that he "defended Galileo and Darwin against doctrinaire Roman Catholics and challenged atheists, too, by insisting that science and…
The Idaho Senate Education Committee unanimously voted to approve the state science standards on February 12, 2020, according to Idaho Education News (February 12, 2020). Although the House Education Committee voted earlier to repeal the standards, as NCSE previously reported, the Senate Education…