Poynter provides a newspaper roundup of how what’s happening in Texas concerning evolution education can affect the country.
The Texas Board of Education will vote this week on a new science curriculum that challenges the theory of evolution. Testimony on the proposal begins Wednesday.
Because Texas has such a huge textbook market, textbook companies watch the state closely and market to its standards. Changes made to the Texas curriculum, then, may very well affect schools in your area.
The Texas Freedom Network plans to live blog the event starting noon Texas time today.
What is wrong with our education system when a person like Don McLeroy, a creationist, dentist and lier, who believes that the earth is only 6000 years old,has been given the power over the education of American children? 🙁
11:13 – Mr. Mercer’s motion fails 7-7!!! 🙂
11;15 – This is huge victory for sound science education in Texas. Moreover, the creationists’ opposition to Mr. Craig’s motion exposed their hypocrisy about wanting to ensure that students can ask questions about science.
Yah great news!!!!!!
Still, it’s kind of scary that the vote was split down the middle. Can’t help but wonder if that many board members were either scientifically illiterate or creationist plants. Rep. Wayne Christian did promise to push his own creationist bill through in the event that the original amendment fails make the board vote so it’s not over yet…