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Oklahoma's mandatory "intelligent design" bill dies | National Center for Science Education
1+ hour, 54+ min ago (246+ words) Oklahoma's Senate Bill 1868 (PDF), which would have required any public or charter school teacher who teaches evolution also to "provide instruction to students on the concepts of creationism and/or intelligent design," died in the Senate Education Committee on March…...
Climate change education legislation in Virginia advances further | National Center for Science Education
5+ day, 2+ hour ago (111+ words) Virginia's House Bill 1037, which would, if enacted, require the state board of education to aid local school boards with instructional materials on climate change and environmental literacy, passed the Senate on 21-19 vote on March 2, 2026. The bill now proceeds to the…...
Test your knowledge about Darwin's life and works | National Center for Science Education
3+ week, 4+ day ago (12+ words) Test your knowledge about Darwin's life and works'National Center for Science Education...
Climate change education legislation in Virginia advances | National Center for Science Education
3+ week, 5+ day ago (117+ words) Virginia's House Bill 1037, which would, if enacted, require the state board of education to aid local school boards with instructional materials on climate change and environmental literacy, passed the House of Delegates on a 65-33-0 vote on February 6, 2026. The bill is…...
A bill to establish Maryland Climate Education Week | National Center for Science Education
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (151+ words) Maryland's House Bill 620 (PDF) would, if enacted, require the state's governor annually to proclaim the first week of April as Maryland Climate Education Week. The proclamation would urge the state's residents to "participate in educational activities and initiatives that promote…...
RNCSE 46:1 now online | National Center for Science Education
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (131+ words) NCSE is pleased to announce that the latest issue of Reports of the National Center for Science Education " volume 46, number 1 " is now available online. Featured are Wendy Johnson's reflections on different perspectives on evolution; Amanda L. Townley's interview of Mat Kaplan,…...
"Controversial issues" legislation reintroduced yet again in New Jersey | National Center for Science Education
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (143+ words) New Jersey State House. New Jersey's Senate Bill 932 and the identical Assembly Bill 852 would, if enacted, require the state board of education to adopt rules to prevent public school teachers in the state from engaging in what it describes as…...
"Strengths and weaknesses" bill in Oklahoma | National Center for Science Education
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (131+ words) Oklahoma's Senate Bill 1237 (PDF) would, if enacted, create "the Teachers' Bill of Rights" " and empower science denial in the classroom. The bill would establish, among other things, a teacher's "right to be protected by school administrators when helping students better…...
"Controversial issues" legislation in New Jersey dies | National Center for Science Education
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (147+ words) New Jersey capitol building. A pair of identical bills in New Jersey that would have required the state board of education to adopt rules to prevent public school teachers in the state from engaging in what they describe as "political,…...
The bill requiring climate change in New Jersey public higher education dies | National Center for Science Education
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (130+ words) Rutgers University in New Jersey. New Jersey's Senate Bill 4788 " which, if enacted, would have required four-year public institutions in the state to adopt a policy requiring students to complete a course with substantial climate change content before graduating " died on…...