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From the journal Nature: Revamped 'anti-science' education bills in United States find success

by , posted on 2:49 PM, May 19, 2017
Legislation urges educators to ‘teach the controversy’ and allows citizens to challenge curricula.
Glenn Branch, National Center for Science Education (NCSE) calls our attention to an essay in Nature (May 12, 2017) on antiscience bills in state legislatures across the United States. Some with legal force; others without it..
 
​Mr. Branch​ is quoted in the conclusion of the article: "The opponents of science education may feel newly invigorated--but so do its defenders."
 
To read this article click here.
 
h/t: Glenn Branch, NCSE