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William J. Bennetta dies
The textbook watchdog William J. Bennetta died on September 26, 2018, at the age of 79, according to a notice from the Cremation Society of Virginia. Bennetta was known for founding The Textbook League and editing its newsletter The Textbook Letter. Described by Mother Jones in…
"Why Is It So Hard to Teach Climate Change?"
NCSE's deputy director Glenn Branch contributed "Why Is It So Hard to Teach Climate Change?" to the October 2018 issue of Earth magazine, published by the American Geosciences Institute. The commentary began: Climate change was in the national spotlight this past summer when The…
RNCSE 38:4 now on-line
NCSE is pleased to announce that the latest issue of Reports of the National Center for Science Education is now available on-line. The issue — volume 38, number 4 — is the twelfth in the newsletter's new, streamlined, and full-color format.Featured are Amanda Glaze's…
NSTA issues statement on teaching climate science
The National Science Teachers Association issued a position statement on the teaching of climate science on September 13, 2018. The statement acknowledges the overwhelming scientific consensus on anthropogenic climate change and calls for climate change to be taught "as any other established field…
NCSE's Ann Reid in Education Week
In a column (September 11, 2018) for Education Week, NCSE's executive director Ann Reid warned of the obstacles to effective climate change education — campaigns to promote doubt and denial, inadequate preparation provided for teachers, and the ideological polarization of public…
Congratulations to Michael E. Mann
NCSE is delighted to congratulate Michael E. Mann on his selection to receive the 2018 Climate Communication Prize from the American Geological Union. The prize is conferred annually in recognition for communication of climate science. Previous recipients include Stefan Rahmstorf, Richard B. Alley…
Luigi Luca Cavalli-Sforza dies
The distinguished geneticist Luigi Luca Cavalli-Sforza died on August 31, 2018, at the age of 96, according to La Repubblica (September 1, 2018). "More than any other human geneticist, Cavalli-Sforza believed in the potential of genes and culture together to trace humanity's origins,"…
Farewell to Claire Adrian-Tucci
NCSE bids farewell to Claire Adrian-Tucci, who joined NCSE in 2016. She learned about NCSE while a graduate student in biology and epidemiology at the University of Iowa in Iowa City, where the Science Booster Club program was piloted in 2015. After becoming one of the most valuable volunteers…
Evolution in Arizona: Staying Vigilant
When the news broke in May 2018 that the Arizona Department of Education had tampered with the treatment of evolution in a draft of new state science standards, it was hard to find anyone leaping to the defense of the superintendent of public instruction, Diane Douglas. It didn’t help that…

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