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I’m very honored and excited to be selected as one of two teacher scholarship winners, receiving an all-expenses-paid eight-day raft trip through the Grand Canyon, hosted by the National Center for Science Education this summer! Is that just pure awesome … Continue reading →

There is some very sad news from over the weekend. Sir Harry Kroto, Nobel Prize winning chemist teaching at Florida State University, passed away Saturday. He was a great friend to us here at Florida Citizens for Science. During the … Continue reading →

Andrew Scholberg, a freelance writer and member of St. Augustine Catholic Church in Gainesville, wrote a guest column for the Gainesville Sun entitled Gainesville’s evolution vs. creation saga. In it he laments the absence of any good evolution vs. creationism … Continue reading →

I have genuine difficulty understanding a person who looks down on science and yet has no problem benefiting from it. A letter-to-the-editor writer in today’s Daytona Beach News-Journal did exactly that – denigrate science while praising its products – in … Continue reading →

Way back in 2006 Florida Citizens for Science members held their first official meeting, kicking off what would become an exciting, action-packed decade of promoting and defending science education in the Sunshine State. We’ve been in the middle of many … Continue reading →

We are now confirmed for the FCS 8th AGM to be held on January 23rd inside the Hollis Center Classroom at Stetson University, Deland, 10am to noon. The purpose is to consider the organizations plans for the coming year. In light … Continue reading →

Two stories have popped up about a possible lawsuit against a Florida school district for not teaching evolution properly. Boca Raton Student Sues District For Failing To Teach Evolution “Evolution is a very important topic and its greatest scientific breakthrough … Continue reading →

State senator Alan Hays filed a bill recently (SB 1018: Instructional Materials for K-12 Public Education) that says, in part: Each district school board shall ensure that all instructional materials used in the classroom meet the following criteria: b. Provide … Continue reading →