AFT adds its voice for climate change education

The American Federation of Teachers adopted a resolution in 2014 affirming the role of science in climate change courses.

Observing that "the political will to see a specific outcome is not a proper justification to overthrow models resulting from the scientific process" and that "powerful economic interests have shown willingness to deny the existence of climate changes," the resolution affirms "the validity of using scientific inquiry methods to address the issue of global climate changes" and insists that "arguments against the current scientific model on climate change be subjected to the standard rigor and scrutiny of the relevant field instead of being subjected to manipulation by special interest groups." The resolution ends by calling upon AFT's members to "assist those engaged in overseeing science education policy to understand the nature of science, the content of contemporary climate science[,] and the inappropriateness of including non-science in our science curriculum" and to "promote these concerns and help resolve these issues in their home communities."

NCSE is in the process of collecting statements supporting climate change evolution such as AFT's in Voices for Climate Change Education.