Safeguarding Sound Science
Safeguarding Sound Science's Mat Kaplan talks to scientists, science communicators, and other experts to explore who's behind some of the more insidious efforts to sow distrust in science, how those efforts filter down to schools and classrooms, and what is being done to ensure that everyone — especially students — is exposed to accurate science.
Episode 3: "Miseducation in the USA: How Our Kids Are Too Often Denied Climate Facts"
March 26, 2025
Award-winning journalist Katie Worth spent time in schools around the country talking to teachers and students as she attempted to understand the landscape of climate change education in US schools. She chronicles what she discovered in her book, Miseducation: How Climate Change is Taught in America's Schools. Join host Mat Kaplan as he discusses the state of climate change education with Worth and Oklahoma science teacher Melissa Lau, whose perspective is included in Miseducation.
Additional Info:
- Miseducation: How Climate Change is Taught in America’s Schools, by Katie Worth
- NCSE Teacher Ambassador Melissa Lau