Dear friends of NCSE,
A proposed resolution on climate science education fails to reach the Senate floor.
When the United States Senate passed the Every Child Achieves Act of 2015 on July 16, 2015, a proposed resolution acknowledging the scientific evidence for climate change and affirming the importance of climate science education was not included.
The resolution (SA 2175), proposed by Edward Markey (D-Massachussetts), described the scientific evidence for human-induced climate change as “overwhelming and undeniable” and affirmed that “instruction in climate science is important for all students and should not be prohibited by any unit of State or local government.”
The resolution never reached the Senate floor. Two further amendments concerning climate change education were proposed, but as NCSE previously reported, one (SA 2176) was rejected on a floor vote and one (SA 2144) was withdrawn without a vote.
For the three amendments, visit:
https://www.congress.gov/amendment/114th-congress/senate-amendment/2175
https://www.congress.gov/amendment/114th-congress/senate-amendment/2176
https://www.congress.gov/amendment/114th-congress/senate-amendment/2144
And for NCSE’s previous coverage of events at the national level, visit:
http://ncse.com/news/national
Thanks for reading. And don’t forget to visit NCSE’s website— http://ncse.com — where you can always find the latest news on evolution and climate education and threats to them.
Sincerely,
Glenn Branch
Deputy Director
National Center for Science Education, Inc.
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Oakland, CA 94609-2509
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