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Glenn Branch
09.08.2017

New state science standards in Nebraska

At its September 8, 2017, meeting, the Nebraska state board of education voted 6-1 to adopt a new set of state science standards (PDF), the Omaha World-Herald (September 8, 2017) reported.

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Glenn Branch
09.05.2017

What young people around the world think about climate change

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Around the world, there is a high level of acceptance of anthropogenic climate change on the part of people under the age of thirty, according to the latest Global Shaper Survey, conducted by the World Economic Forum.

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Glenn Branch
09.01.2017

Climate change education in New York

As New York begins its transition to a new set of state science standards (PDF) that contain climate change, the New York State School Boards Association issued a new report, "When Politics Enters the Classroom: Teaching Climate Change in Schools" (PDF), to prepare school leaders and educators for the changes and challenges ahead.

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Glenn Branch
08.29.2017

"Keep on Marching for Science Education"

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Writing in Nature (August 29, 2017), Brandon Haught urged the scientific community to redouble its efforts to support science educators.

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Glenn Branch
08.29.2017

Creationist kerfuffle in South Korea

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Park Seong-jin, nominated to head the newly created ministry of small and medium venture business in South Korea, is in the news on account of his affliation with the Korea Association for Creation Research, reports the Korea Times (August 29, 2017).

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