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Weighing in on Ken Ham, Peter Enns and Jay Wile

Ken Ham canceled from Great Homeschool Conventions

Ken Ham canceled from Great Homeschool Conventions

Parents who read homeschool blogs or plan to attend an upcoming home educator conference will be aware of recent events concerning Answers in Genesis president Ken Ham vis-a-vis bible scholar Peter Enns and Apologia science textbook author Jay Wile. Because of the positions that these three individuals [...]

BOSE update on new science education standards

Here is an update on the Conceptual Framework for New Science Education Standards Project from the Board on Science Education (BOSE) of the National Research Council (NRC). I am on the email list to be notified about the progress of this project. I’m looking forward to the publication of the new science standards framework, as [...]

Board on Science Education asks public for feedback on proposed new standards

Public draft of a Framework for Science Education

Title page of the public draft of A Framework for Science Education

Relevant to our recent discussion of science curriculum standards and benchmarks is a new initiative by the National Academy of Sciences (NAS), American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), and the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) to establish national science education [...]