California bill would require climate change to be taught in schools
Science textbooks approved for California public schools would have to cover climate change, and science teachers would be required to put warming in their curricula, under a bill approved by the state Senate and heading to the Assembly. Says state Sen. Joe Simitian (D-Palo Alto), who introduced the bill, “This is a phenomenon of global importance and our kids ought to understand the science behind that phenomenon.” Critics of the bill had the usual concerns: children shouldn’t be indoctrinated with environmental propaganda, climate science is uncertain, the skeptic voice wouldn’t get fair time, blah blah blah.
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