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There is an article today in the Sun Sentinel that starts out with this paragraph: The Palm Beach County School Board is battling claims it fails to teach evolution and so-called truths about religions, charges hurled in a lawsuit from … Continue reading →

Science standards, opposition to evolution in Kentucky, Florida’s uncertain science standards future, and Bennett’s resignation. All wrapped up in one brief story. Gotta love it. In Florida, where state officials have previously signaled strong interest in adopting the standards (though … Continue reading →

Kentucky, one of the 26 lead state partners in the development of the NGSS is already facing strong opposition to their considered adoption of the new, National Science Standards. Opponents to the NGSS, ridiculed the new standards as “fascist and atheistic … Continue reading →

A recent issue of Science Magazine, highlights the National Science Standards (NGSS). It opens.   Five US states have adopted science education standards that recommend introducing two highly charged topics — climate-change science and evolution — into classrooms well before high school.  It … Continue reading →

The ACLU has a recent blog post up entitled Creationism Follies: The 2012-2013 Edition. And wouldn’t you know it … Florida is on the list. A biology teacher at A. Crawford Mosley High School in Lynn Haven, Florida, screened Creation … Continue reading →

FSU physics professor Paul Cottle is a serious activist for science education, which comes through in this article at NPR about Florida’s science standards: Why An Educator Is Worried Common Standards Might Squeeze Out Science. Here’s a few quote. “The … Continue reading →

Here’s a column that ran in the South Florida Sun-Sentinel advocating for support for the Next Generation Science Standards here in Florida: Stephen Goldstein: Science standards are great, but need your help. Our very own Florida Citizens for Science president, … Continue reading →

This is a great article showing just how difficult it can be to fight for the right thing when you’re up against a resistant government: Fighting to fix the FCAT. Robert Krampf’s first e-mail to Florida’s Department of Education was … Continue reading →