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New state science standards in Pennsylvania
A new NSEE survey on climate change
‘It Has to Be a Priority': Why Schools Can’t Ignore the Climate Crisis
What Schools Can Do to Tackle Climate Change (Hint: More Than You Think)
Congratulations to AAAS's new president-elect Keith Yamamoto
Farewell to Rae Holzman and welcome to Astrid Broertjes
Astrid Broertjes
Astrid Broertjes joined NCSE in May 2022. She previously worked as a manager and bookkeeper at Recycle for Change, a nonprofit in Richmond, California, and before that at the East Bay Express. She immigrated to the U.S. from Amsterdam by way of Canada. Astrid lives in Vallejo, California, with her cat, Trudy.
Mandatory climate change education in Connecticut at last
Diluted version of climate change education bill progresses in California
Hawaii's climate change education resolution fails to pass the Senate
Connecticut's climate change education bill dies
Climate change education bill in Maine enacted
"Learning from the American evolution wars"
High school teaching program targets climate misconceptions
Diluted versions of Massachusetts's climate change education legislation
NCSE completes #ClimateEdNow campaign on Earth Day 2022
Sean Casten
U.S. Rep. Sean Casten (D-Illinois) serves on the Science, Space, and Technology Committee and the Select Committee on the Climate Crisis, and is the Vice Chair of the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Investor Protection, Entrepreneurship, and Capital Markets. He also serves as Co-Chair of the New Democrat Coalition Climate Change Task Force and Co-Chair of the Sustainable Energy & Environment Coalition (SEEC) Power Sector Task Force. As a scientist, clean energy entrepreneur and CEO, and now as a member of Congress, Rep. Casten has dedicated his life to fighting climate change. While working diligently in Washington on behalf of Illinois’s 6th Congressional District, Rep. Casten is also committed to keeping in close contact with his constituents. He lives in Downers Grove with his wife and two daughters.
Climate education: Urgency and agency
Climate education is key to averting climate disaster
Jed Carosaari
Jed Carosaari is an international high school science teacher.
