To: South Dakota Board of Education
Teach South Dakota students the facts about climate change!
Give all South Dakota students a 21st-century science education that includes climate science. Adopt the South Dakota Science Standards!
Why is this important?
The South Dakota Department of Education is proposing top notch new science standards for K-12 students that include sound climate change education. But climate science deniers are trying to stop adoption of the South Dakota Science Standards.
Opponents are creating the impression that parents don’t want climate science taught in South Dakota. At a recent hearing on the new science standards in Sioux Falls, one parent called evolution and climate change “fringe ideas.” Another said that “many South Dakota families have values that don’t match the school standards as proposed.” If they are successful, South Dakota kids will not only be kept in the dark about climate change, they will be denied access to a world-class science education.
The Board of Education may vote on whether to adopt NGSS in May. It’s critical to tell Board members now that the vast majority of South Dakota parents strongly support the new standards and climate change education.
Tell the Board of Education to adopt the South Dakota Science Standards that include climate science for all South Dakota students.
Thank you for taking action!
Opponents are creating the impression that parents don’t want climate science taught in South Dakota. At a recent hearing on the new science standards in Sioux Falls, one parent called evolution and climate change “fringe ideas.” Another said that “many South Dakota families have values that don’t match the school standards as proposed.” If they are successful, South Dakota kids will not only be kept in the dark about climate change, they will be denied access to a world-class science education.
The Board of Education may vote on whether to adopt NGSS in May. It’s critical to tell Board members now that the vast majority of South Dakota parents strongly support the new standards and climate change education.
Tell the Board of Education to adopt the South Dakota Science Standards that include climate science for all South Dakota students.
Thank you for taking action!