1. Pro-science education legislation in other states 2. Climate curricula hits US schools 3. Possible life on Venus 4. By 2100, Greenland will be losing ice at its fastest rate in 12,000 years 5. Birds sing a ‘sexier’ tune during San Francisco’s coronavirus lockdown 6. A new poll on climate change action and acceptance 7. September webcomic […]
Two anti-science education bills have been introduced in the 2021 Oklahoma legislature. SB 613 by Bullard, the so-called Academic Freedom Act and SB 662 by Dahm, the so-called Oklahoma Science Education Act. The bills are virtually identical and are standard Discovery Institute talking points as similar bills in the past. The bills have been assigned […]
Clickable links in BLUE and underlined. Oklahoma specific items in GREEN. Each state and some Canadian provinces have similar listserves, and this list is a sponsored activity of Oklahomans for Excellence in Science Education (OESE). Posts are usually one per month. Subscribers: 1049. 1. Anti-science education news in other states 2. How tardigrades protect their […]
Anti-science legislation in 2017 Oklahoma legislature Update: The 1st Regular Session of the 56th Legislature adjourned Sine Die on Friday, May 26, 2017. No anti-science education legislation was passed. The two anti-science bills introduced for the 2017 Oklahoma legislative session are dead for now. Neither SB 393 nor SB 450 were passed this session. They […]
Anti-science education legislation in 2022 Oklahoma legislature OESE Kudos OESE congratulates Caryn Vaughn, named a 2023 Fellow by the Ecological Society of America. Caryn is George Lynn Cross Professor, University of Oklahoma, Department of Biology and Oklahoma Biological Survey Caryn Vaughn is a stream ecologist interested in the connections between biodiversity and ecosystem function, and […]
Anti-science legislation in 2016 Oklahoma Legislature Update: The 2nd Regular Session of the 55th Legislature adjourned Sine Die at 5:00 p.m. on Friday, May 27, 2016. No anit-science legislation was passed. The two anti-science bills introduced for the 2016 Oklahoma legislative session are dead. Neither SB 1322 nor HB 3045 were passed out of their […]