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A study last year by the National Center for Science Education, a non-profit group of scientists and teachers, looking at how state public schools across the country address climate change in science classes, gave barely half of US states a grade B + or higher. Among the 10 worst performers were some of the most populous states, including Texas, which was given the lowest grade (F) and has a disproportionate influence because its textbooks are widely sold elsewhere.

翻译：国家科学教育中心是一个由科学家和教师组成的非营利组织，去年进行的一项研究调查了全国的公立学校如何在科学课上应对气候变化，美国只有一半的州获得了B+或更高分数。在表现最差的10个州中有一些人口最多的州，包括得克萨斯州，它的成绩最低（F），但由于它的教科书在其他地方广泛销售，其影响力特别大。

Glenn Branch, the centre\u0027s deputy director, cautions that setting state-level science standards is only one limited benchmark in a country that decentralises decisions to local school boards. Even if a state is considered a high performer in its science standards, \"that does not mean it will be taught?\",he says.

翻译：该中心的副主任格伦·布兰奇警告说，在一个将决策分散给地方学校董事会的国家里，制定国家级的科学标准只是一个有限的基准。他说，即使一个国家在其科学标准上被认为表现得很好，“但这并不意味着它就会被教授”。

Another issue is that, while climate change is well integrated into some subjects and at some ages-such as earth and space sciences in high schools-it is not as well represented in curricula for younger children and in subjects that are more widely taught, such as biology and chemistry. It is also less prominent in many social studies courses.

翻译：另一个问题是，虽然气候变化很好地融入了某些学科和某些学段——比如高中的地球和空间科学——但它在幼儿的课程和更广泛的学科中并没有得到很好的体现。它在许多社会研究课程中也不那么突出。

Branch points out that, even if a growing number of official guidelines and textbooks reflect scientific consensus on climate change, unofficial educational, materials that convey more slanted perspectives are being distributed to teachers. They include materials sponsored by libertarian thinktanks and energy industry associations.

翻译：布兰奇指出，尽管越来越多的官方指南和教科书反映了关于气候变化的科学共识，但传达更多偏向性观点的非官方教育材料正在被分发给教师。其中包括由自由意志主义智库和能源行业协会赞助的材料。