Sometimes you just lose.

Florida's anti-science education bill became law, decries NCSE, and rightfully so.  "Sometimes you just lose" is what came to mind when I read it this morning.

That is what a FL legislative staffer told me back in 2008 or so when the legislature failed to fully implement our expert panel's recommendations on science education in Florida, which would have strengthened the way in which evolution and climate change (and other subjects) were taught. As a result, Florida got "everyone does Biology" in 9^th grade and that'll do as the de minimas standard. Some districts did fine and still do. See Paul Cottle's Bridge to Tomorrow blog for details on where decent science education across the spectrum takes place (hint - it often involves #physics).

9 years later...I'm saddened to see this. Floridians: sometimes you just lose. @NCSE, 2017 has sure been a tough year. But keep it up and thank you!

Paul Ruscher, PhD
Fellow, American Meteorological Society
Eugene, Oregon
29 June 2017