The last week has generated plenty of news concerning bad bills in the Oklahoma legislature. Without a doubt, the proposal to eliminate APUSH by defunding the program is troubling as is the subsequent mischaracterization of the entire Advanced Placement … Continue reading
Registration Opens for the 2015 OSU-National Lab Day Event Oklahoma State University’s sixth annual National Lab Day is set for Tuesday, May 12, 2015, on the Stillwater campus. High school teachers are invited to bring students to OSU to visit … Continue reading
BILL TO UNBLOCK NGSS PASSES WYOMING SENATE Wyoming’s House Bill 23 was passed by the Senate on a 27-3 vote on February 12, 2015. The bill would allow the state to adopt the Next Generation Science Standards by repealing a … Continue reading
Senate Bill 665, the “Oklahoma Science Education Act” by Brecheen is legislation that directly attacks the teaching of sound science. The bill is virtually identical to a bill filed by Brecheen last year that died in the Senate Education Committee. … Continue reading
SB 21, the Religious Viewpoints Antidiscrimination Act by Allen has been referred to the Judiciary Committee and SB 665, the Oklahoma Science Education Act by Brecheen has been referred to the Senate Education Committee. Both of these bills have been discussed previously … Continue reading
DARWIN DAY RESOLUTION IN CONGRESS House Resolution 67, introduced in the United States House of Representatives on February 2, 2015, would, if passed, express the House’s support of designating February 12, 2015, as Darwin Day, and its recognition of “Charles … Continue reading
Greetings Science Educators! I hope the week finds you well. It has been a very busy time for many of us since returning from Winter Break! We are wrapping up the last three Science Standards Regional Workshops around the state … Continue reading
The Oklahoma Legislature begins it’s 55th regular session next week. Here are some popular links and resources that you might find handy at some point during the next 4 months until adjournment at the end of May: Aren’t sure who … Continue reading
District 25 (Pontotoc county) Representative Todd Thompsen has introduced legislation that, if passed, would re-write Science Standards for the 3rd time in 5 years. HB 1537 modifies the law from last year that scrapped the Common Core and mandated new College … Continue reading
(Based on information from the National Center for Science Education with additional information from Oklahomans for Excellence in Science Education) Senate Bill 665 (document), styled the Oklahoma Science Education Act, is the third antiscience bill of the year. (Read about the … Continue reading
