NCSE's Executive Director Ann Reid was interviewed on the July 21, 2021, episode of The Perkins Platform podcast, where she discussed "Science Ed in Public Schools: Evolution, Climate Change & Other Hot Topics."
Reid began by describing the history and broadening activities of NCSE, emphasizing the importance of understanding the nature of science, especially during the ongoing pandemic. The discussion then turned to the state of evolution education, with the 2019 NCSE/Penn State survey of high school biology teachers, the narrowly defeated Arkansas creationism bill of 2021, and the treatment of evolution in the Next Generation Science Standards all mentioned.
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