Scientific American: “Science Education Is Under Legislative Attack”
(Excerpts)
- In 2019, legislators scattered across the country introduced more than a dozen bills that threaten the integrity of science education.
- The bills shared a common goal: undermining the teaching of evolution or climate change.
- Sometimes their language is cloaked in vague high-sounding language about objectivity and balance, requiring a careful analysis of the motives of the sponsors and supporters.
- But the purpose is always the same: to frustrate the purpose of public science education.