2024-09-07T15:35:58-07:00 2023-12-31 472626541 Cook & Company A Prof Actcy Corporation One Sansome St Ste 3500 San Francisco CA 94104 990 2023-01-01 112656357 National Center for Science Education NATI 5106017203 230 Grand Ave 101 Oakland CA 94610 Amanda Townley Executive Director 2024-09-07 true true Douglas Cook PhDMPACPA P01521705 4156211112 2023 2024-08-08 14:25:15Z Amanda Townley 230 Grand Ave 101 Oakland CA 94610 1675038 false X http://www.ncse.ngo/ X 1983 CA The National Center for Science Education (NCSE) is a not-for-profit organization that helps ensure students across the country receive an accurate and effective evolution and climate science education. We do this by supporting teachers with resources and best teaching practices; by monitoring and mobilizing against efforts to undermine science education, whether at the statehouse or in the classroom; and by engaging in research to understand, maintain, and improve science education. NCSE's supporters are scientists, teachers, and citizens with diverse political affiliations. 9 8 13 10 0 1434445 1295482 1375 0 52128 104406 911 727 1488859 1400615 0 0 1076611 1093030 0 227956 519927 474806 1596538 1567836 -107679 -167221 3212299 3155467 310500 237222 2901799 2918245 X The National Center for Science Education (NCSE) is a not-for-profit organization that helps ensure students across the country receive an accurate and effective evolution and climate science education. We do this by supporting teachers with resources and best teaching practices; by monitoring and mobilizing against efforts to undermine science education, whether at the statehouse or in the classroom; and by engaging in research to understand, maintain, and improve science education. NCSE's supporters are scientists, teachers, and citizens with diverse political affiliations. false true 598641 Supporting Teachers: Our Supporting Teachers program worked to provide professional development opportunities to teachers around the country focused on its newly minted lesson sets that help students resolve common misconceptions about climate change, evolution, and the nature of science. NCSE staff presented at large-scale conferences hosted by groups such as the National Association of Biology Teachers and the National Science Teaching Association, as well as at the local school and district level. Simultaneously, the program began refining its lesson sets into modular, easily-digestible, and more flexible units of practice called Story Shorts. The first set of Story Shorts, focused on climate change, will debut in 2024. Additionally, the program began developing a set of ?Teacher Toolkit? resources designed to guide teachers towards improved pedagogical practices, particularly in the science classroom. The program also continued to send its monthly educator newsletter with resources and other items of interest to more than 6,000 subscribers. 236753 Communications: NCSE is the go-to source for the public generally, and the news media in particular, for up-to-date information on threats to the integrity of the science classroom and proactive solutions to helping students better understand climate science and evolution. In 2021, we continued to send our monthly e-newsletter, which had a subscriber list of about 25,000. We also email a quarterly digital publication to our supporters, Reports of the National Center for Science Education. The high-production, 16-page PDF includes news about our programs, our members, and other articles of interest. NCSE?s work was featured in external media such as The Washington Post, Science, Scientific American, and The New York Times. We ended the year with 160,000 Facebook and 46,000 Twitter followers. 113619 Catalyzing Action: Our longest-tenured program, Catalyzing Action monitors state and local actions affecting science education and is the go?-to source for the public generally, and the news media in particular, for up-to-date information on threats to the integrity of the science classroom. By providing advice, resources, and connections, NCSE has a long history and proven track record of success in helping students, parents, administrators, and concerned citizens block threats to accurate evolution and climate education. 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The Organization may request additional spending on an as needed basis to add to the general funds available for possible new initiatives. X X X false false false false false false false false false Ann Reid Executive Dir. 160184 16800 176984 X 5 53373 FMV false false false Form 990, Part III, Line 3 In 2023, NCSE discontinued sending Reports of the National Center for Science Education via mail and created and distributed only a digital version. NCSE also hired a new Executive Director, Amanda L. Townley, who began in the position at the end of the year. Form 990, Part III, Line 4d OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: Investigating Science Education: In 2023, the Investigating Science Education program continued to analyze data from a 2019 nationally representative survey of public school science educators, publishing an article on the preparation of high school educators to teach evolution and preparing an article on changes in climate change education at the middle school level for submission to a peer-reviewed academic journal. The program also drafted, tested, and revised the questionnaire for a nationally representative survey of public school science educators addressing not only evolution and climate change but also the nature of science. In 2023, our core programs continued to work towards fulfilling our mission of ensuring an accurate and effective evolution and climate science education for all students in the nation. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b The 990 is reviewed first by the Finance committee and then sent out with any accompanying notes to the full board members to also review. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c Each Board member signs an annual confict of interest statement that would document any conflicts. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15a Research was done by contacting other similar organization in the Bay area to discuss ED salaries. A independent survey was also used, that compares salary data from other non-profits. This process last occurred in 2022. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 NCSE makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements available upon request. The organization makes its completed 990 form available upon request and uploads it onto, GuideStar, on the NCSE website and Charity Navigator websites. Form 990, Part III, Line 4a - Program Service Accomplishments Cont'd from page 2 In addition, the program continued to send its monthly educator newsletter with resources and other items of interest to more than 6,000 subscribers.