Daily Source Bias Check: National Center for Science Education

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• Overall, we rate the National Center for Science Education (NCSE) as a pro-science source based on advocacy for science education and support for the consensus of science.

Detailed Report

Factual Reporting: VERY HIGH
Country: USA
World Press Freedom Rank: USA 45/180

History

Founded in 1981, National Center for Science Education (NCSE) is a non-profit organization based in Oakland, California affiliated with the American Association for the Advancement of Science. The National Center for Science Education (NCSE) is a not-for-profit, membership organization whose stated mission is to educate the press and the public on the scientific and educational aspects of controversies surrounding the teaching of evolution and climate change and to provide information and resources to schools, parents, and other citizens working to keep those topics in public school science education.

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Funded by / Ownership

National Center for Science Education (NCSE) is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization that is funded through donations from individuals and science foundations.

Analysis / Bias

In review, the National Center for Science Education is considered the United States’ “leading anti-creationist organization”. The purpose of the organization is to promote science in classrooms through the support of teachers and through the provision of resources. The website also publishes news that favors science such as this New antiscience legislation in Oklahoma and this Resolution to support climate change education introduced in Congress. While these issues tend to align with the left, they also align with the consensus of science.

Failed Fact Checks

• None in the Last 5 years

Overall, we rate the National Center for Science Education (NCSE) as a pro-science source based on advocacy for science education and support for the consensus of science. (D. Van Zandt 1/19/2017) Updated (1/22/2021)

Source: https://ncse.ngo/