National Center for Science Education

National Center for Science Education
Founded1981 (1981)
FounderStanley L. Weinberg
TypeNonprofit advocacy group
FocusPromoting science education and countering anti-science public policy
Location
MethodEducational training, science education research, political organizing and advocacy
Key people
Amanda L. Townley, Executive Director
Websitencse.ngo

The National Center for Science Education (NCSE) is a not-for-profit membership advocacy group in the United States whose stated mission is to "promote and defend" science education. The historical focus of the organization has been on educating the press and the public on the scientific and educational aspects of controversies surrounding the teaching of evolution and climate change. The NCSE opposes efforts to incorporate religious and pseudoscientific concepts into public school science education.

The NCSE is based in Oakland, California. As of 2012, its membership included more than 4,500 "scientists, teachers, clergy, and citizens of varied religious and political affiliations."

The NCSE is a member of the National Coalition Against Censorship and is affiliated with the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).

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