{"id":2405,"date":"2016-01-23T16:44:23","date_gmt":"2016-01-23T21:44:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.flascience.org\/wp\/?p=2405"},"modified":"2016-01-23T16:44:23","modified_gmt":"2016-01-23T21:44:23","slug":"celebrating-a-decade-of-promoting-and-defending-science-education","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.flascience.org\/?p=2405","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating a decade of promoting and defending science education!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"10-Year-Anniversary\"<\/a>Way back in 2006 Florida Citizens for Science members held their first official meeting, kicking off what would become an exciting, action-packed decade of promoting and defending science education in the Sunshine State. We’ve been in the middle of many battles, big and small, usually because the integrity of evolution instruction was under fire. You can relive some of those experiences by perusing this blog’s archives as well as catching the highlights on our Projects and Events<\/a> page.<\/p>\n

Today Florida Citizens for Science board members gathered for our annual meeting and included\u00c2\u00a0in our packed agenda a celebration of our tenth birthday. There was delicious cake and cookies! The meeting then turned to the business of\u00c2\u00a0troublesome bills currently filed in the Florida legislature<\/a> and the release of a new set of state science standards that we anticipate will happen later this year. We’re activating our network of partners so that together we can stave off the mischief that’s sure to come. If you want to help out, please let us know. The help is always welcome!<\/p>\n

Here is a picture of the\u00c2\u00a0attending board members after today’s meeting. Congratulations to all of our new and longtime members on ten years of friendship and success. Let’s keep up the great work!<\/p>\n

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Pictured from left to right are\u00c2\u00a0Florida Citizens for Science board members Henry Neufeld, David Campbell (secretary), Mary Bahr, Pete Dunkelberg, Joe Wolf (vice president), Pierce Butler, Wesley Elsberry, Brandon Haught (treasurer) and Marta Robertson. Also present but not pictured because he had to leave a bit early was Jonathan Smith (president).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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