Inside the Beef Industry’s Campaign to Influence Schoolchildren
Science teachers in many states are currently updating their lessons to incorporate the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)—a set of teaching guidelines that encourage educators to place more emphasis on how science is used in the real world. AFBFA funding documents show that the foundation intends to use the adoption of the NGSS as an opportunity to provide teachers with learning materials that relate to the beef industry.“Furthermore, NGSS requires teachers to approach challenging topics such as climate change and…