Category Archives: Our Science Standards

Call to Action project

We need your help! Florida Citizens for Science has launched a “call to action” project: All I Want for Christmas is a Good Science Education. Since the holiday season is upon us, why not spread an educational message along with … Continue reading

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It’s hitting the fan now

The issue of evolution in the state science standards, and the fate of those standards because of evolution, made the headlines today. Florida Citizens for Science members and the National Center for Science Education were very busy yesterday with interviews … Continue reading

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Callaway and meetings get brief notices

Florida Board of Education member Donna Callaway gets a brief story about her opposition to the new draft science standards in the St. Petersburg Times today. (We already commented on this issue in a post Nov. 30.) State Board of … Continue reading

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News Release: Standards can go from F to high B

The following news release was sent out today as a joint effort of Florida Citizens for Science and the National Center for Science Education. Prof. who flunked Florida science standards says new ones are shooting for an A Expert gave … Continue reading

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We know what one vote will be now …

Before I begin, let me give a brief recap of what’s going on for anyone just joining us. Florida’s state science standards for public schools is currently going through a revision process. The current standards are a miserable mess, having … Continue reading

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Standards are getting a thumbs up

This article in the St. Petersburg Times does what every good article should do: talk to the experts. The real experts. This gives such writing proper balance without resorting to the “equal balance” fallacy. The paper commissioned their own reviewer … Continue reading

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Focus on the Family weighing in

An online arm of Focus on the Family, CitizenLink, is advising readers to contact the Florida Department of Education to demand the inclusion of intelligent design alongside evolution in the new draft of the state science standards. Fortunately, their brief … Continue reading

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Two more science standards meetings

There will be two more public meetings concerning the new draft state science standards. If these meetings are in your area, please mark your calenders and try to attend. We need to show support for these standards! If you are … Continue reading

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