{"id":2368,"date":"2015-12-01T20:21:40","date_gmt":"2015-12-02T01:21:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.flascience.org\/wp\/?p=2368"},"modified":"2015-12-01T20:24:08","modified_gmt":"2015-12-02T01:24:08","slug":"florida-citizens-for-science-agm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.flascience.org\/?p=2368","title":{"rendered":"Florida Citizens for Science AGM"},"content":{"rendered":"

FCS will hold their 8th AGM early next year (date and location yet to be determined) The purpose is to consider the organizations plans for the coming year 2016.\u00c2\u00a0 With the introduction of the “new” Florida Science Standards(which contain evolution and global warming ) I am sure the opposition\u00c2\u00a0to these teachings will be just as intense and organized as it was in 2008. We need to be ready. If you would like to be\u00c2\u00a0more involved in our work,please consider becoming a active member or even serve on the board.\u00c2\u00a0 You can contact one of our current board members or stay\u00c2\u00a0tuned to this blog for further information.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

FCS will hold their 8th AGM early next year (date and location yet to be determined) The purpose is to consider the organizations plans for the coming year 2016.\u00c2\u00a0 With the introduction of the “new” Florida Science Standards(which contain evolution … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcZNLl-Cc","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2388,"url":"https:\/\/www.flascience.org\/?p=2388","url_meta":{"origin":2368,"position":0},"title":"Florida Citizens for Science AGM","author":"Jonathan Smith","date":"January 8, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"We are now confirmed for the FCS 8th AGM to be held on January 23rd inside the Hollis Center Classroom at Stetson University, Deland, 10am to noon. 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