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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
Posted in Alert, Our Science Standards
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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
Posted in In the News, Our Science Standards
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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
Posted in In the News, Our Science Standards
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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
Posted in In the News, Our Science Standards
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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
Posted in On the Web, Our Science Standards
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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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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 →