To: Nevada State Board of Education
Take action -- climate science education for Nevada students!
Please adopt the Next Generation Science Standards for the benefit of Nevada kids. Nevada students deserve the best possible science education, and that includes learning about climate change. These world-class science standards will help Nevada students prepare for the challenges and opportunities they will face throughout their lives.
Why is this important?
This coming Wednesday, February 26, the Nevada State Board of Education will vote on whether Nevada students will be taught climate science as part of the Next Generation Science Standards. But opposition from vocal groups to the new standards is growing across the country, including here in Nevada, in part because the standards teach kids the facts about climate change.
State Board of Education members need to hear from parents, grandparents and science supporters immediately. This is a crucial moment that will determine whether or not Nevada students will receive a 21st science education, or whether they will be held back because of those who don’t “believe” in climate change and other accepted findings of science.
At a time when climate change-impacted drought is threatening water supplies throughout Nevada, it’s more important than ever for Nevada students to gain a strong understanding of the causes and impacts of climate change so they can be part of the solution.
Let’s send the Board a strong message that our kids deserve the best possible science education that includes learning about climate change.
Please sign the petition calling on the Board to adopt the Next Generation Science Standards.
If we act today, our children and grandchildren will thank us tomorrow!
Sincerely,
Gretchen Huie, Mom and Science Educator
Zephyr Cove, NV
State Board of Education members need to hear from parents, grandparents and science supporters immediately. This is a crucial moment that will determine whether or not Nevada students will receive a 21st science education, or whether they will be held back because of those who don’t “believe” in climate change and other accepted findings of science.
At a time when climate change-impacted drought is threatening water supplies throughout Nevada, it’s more important than ever for Nevada students to gain a strong understanding of the causes and impacts of climate change so they can be part of the solution.
Let’s send the Board a strong message that our kids deserve the best possible science education that includes learning about climate change.
Please sign the petition calling on the Board to adopt the Next Generation Science Standards.
If we act today, our children and grandchildren will thank us tomorrow!
Sincerely,
Gretchen Huie, Mom and Science Educator
Zephyr Cove, NV