NEW FLASHPOINT: Climate change looms as a potential source of conflict as Kansas and 25 other states consider adopting proposed science standards that they’re developing together with the National Research Council.
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POLITICAL CONTEXT: Five of 10 seats on the Kansas State Board of Education are on the ballot in the Nov. 6 election, and the winning candidates and hold-over board members face a decision next year on adopting new science standards. Candidates are used to questions about science standards because of past debates over evolution.
POTENTIAL CHANGES: The multi-state standards under development could encourage public schools to include more material in their courses about climate change and how human activity affects it.
