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NCSE is pleased to announce its new monthly e-newsletter, describing our most recent work supporting teachers and communities in their efforts to provide accurate and effective climate change and evolution education. The first issue, which you may have already received, is available on-line; to…
Capturing a Killer, Capturing the Imagination: The Power of Bringing Real Evidence into the Science Classroom
What do public attitudes toward science, sequencing the genome of the 1918 flu virus, and helping K-12 science teachers navigate contentious scientific topics have in common?Find out by watching my talk at Clemson University as part of its College of Science Distinguished Speaker Series.(Huge…
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,"…

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