National Center for Science EducationOpinion

Florida opens "Pandora's box of educational horrors" with proposed new science standards

Florida's Department of Education, opening its Pandora's box of educational horrors and pulling out a proposal for what ...
Opinion
National Center for Science EducationOpinion

A Florida educator’s guide for commenting on state's proposed science standards

After she worked through the proposed standards line by line, she told the Center for Inquiry (October 5, 2026), "The biggest thing I noticed is that all the underlying science is still there, but the ...
National Center for Science Education

Congratulations to Bill Nye on receiving Sigma Xi's Honorary Member Award

NCSE is pleased to congratulate Bill Nye "The Science Guy" on receiving Sigma Xi's Honorary Member Award for 2026 "in ...
National Center for Science Education

California's climate literacy seal bill enacted

California's Senate Bill 1048 — which will establish a climate literacy seal "to recognize high school graduates who have ...
National Center for Science Education

Proposed new Florida science standards attract fierce criticism

"Florida's proposed new academic standards for science downplay evolution, ignore 'climate change' and represent a step ...
ncse

Overcoming obstacles to evolution and climate change education: A synoptic review from a US perspective

Overcoming obstacles to evolution and climate change education: A synoptic review from a US perspective, co-authored by NCSE Deputy Director Glenn Branch, is a chapter included in the International ...
ncse

Acceptance of human-driven climate change remains steady in the U.S. population

Science education is constantly evolving! Want to keep up? Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest news, events, and resources from NCSE.