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President Biden is hoping to add more teeth to scientific integrity policies across government.
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The White House on Friday held its first task force meeting to develop strategies for empowering career federal scientists, including through identifying incidents of interference in previous administrations.
Several dozen scientists from across government attended the inaugural gathering of the Scientific Integrity Task Force, which President Biden created shortly after taking office. Headed by the White House’s Office of Science and Technology Policy, Biden launched the panel to combat political interference in the scientific work by federal agencies’ career employees. In addition to reviewing each agency’s policy for protecting against interference, the task force will examine what went wrong in recent years.
Republicans on the House Oversight and Reform Committee are seeking answers into whether politics trounces science after the Biden White House’s ouster of a scientist respected on both sides of the aisle from overseeing the federal government’s report on climate change.
‘Exceptional’ Orange County Teacher Named Finalist for Presidential Award
An Irvine, Calif. math teacher is in the running for the “highest level of recognition” for STEM educators.
Woodbridge High School teacher Kristie Donavan is among three California math teachers named finalists for the 2021 Presidential Awards for excellence in mathematics and science teaching.
“Kristie Donavan is an exceptional mathematics teacher who is beloved by her students,” school principal Chris Krebs said in a statement. “She has a passion and desire to support student learning at a level found in very few educators.”
The teacher of 13 years has worked on special assignments, led district teams in creating new math classes, re-examined high school grading practices and implemented integrated math courses.