In 2009, science-respecting members of the State Board of Education succeeded in scrubbing the state's science curriculum standards of a requirement to discuss the "weaknesses" of evolution, which would have opened the gates to less scientific theories, namely intelligent design and creationism. But ... More >>
Just when you thought it was safe to go back into the classroom, SBOE returns.
New state ed board chairwoman Barbara Cargill is worried her board isn't conervative enough.As you've probably heard, the Texas Board of Education is in the process of picking new supplemental science materials that will be used to complement the state's outdated science textbooks. The state ... More >>
Give this round to science in the fight over how to teach evolution in Texas schools
Should creationism win out, textbooks throughout the countrynot just Texaswill challenge the theory of evolution in science curricula
