Now 20 Years Old, AAAS's Project 2061 Celebrates Its Accomplishments

With anti evolution advocates trying to inject "intelligent design" into science classrooms, a AAAS program aimed at improving science literacy and setting standards is more important now than ever as it marks its 20th anniversary.

Project 2061, which celebrates the anniversary 17-19 October at AAAS, has developed widely influential science education standards, including benchmarks for teaching about evolution and the nature of science. Since its inception in 1985, the project has advocated that science—crucial for an informed citizenship and for keeping pace in a global market—is for all students, not just for those going on to technical careers.

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