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Virginia
A resolution in the Virginia General Assembly would urge the adoption of a code of ethics for public school teachers — with a provision that could adversely affect science education.
House Joint Resolution 684, prefiled on January 9, 2019, by Dave A. LaRock (R-District 33), is aimed primarily at…
Connecticut
A proposed bill in Connecticut would, if enacted, apparently make it the first state to require the teaching of climate change in the public schools by law.
Many states already require the teaching of climate change in effect, through its inclusion in their state science standards, but not…
Arizona
Arizona's House Bill 2002, which would prohibit teachers from taking a stand on "any side of a controversial issue," would apparently affect science education.
If enacted, the bill would require the state board of education to adopt rules that "prohibit teachers in taxpayer-supported schools from…
Florida
"Newly elected Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has appointed the members of his transition team for education — and on it are two people linked to efforts to weaken the teaching of evolution and climate change, among other topics," reports Education Week (December 7, 2018).
As NCSE previously reported…
Oklahoma
Oklahoma's Senate Bill 14 (PDF), which would empower science denial in the classroom, was prefiled in the Oklahoma legislature.
Styled "the Oklahoma Science Education Act," the bill would ostensibly provide Oklahoma's teachers with the right to help students "understand, analyze, critique[,] and…