Category Archives: Instructional Materials bills ’17

“The truth is going to be different based on your own experience and your own bias”

Posted on April 17, 2017 by Brandon Haught

An article in today’s Naples Daily News reports on the textbook selection process going on right now in Collier County: Committee presents new textbooks, Collier school board to vote next month. Keep in mind that the Instructional Materials bills that we … Continue reading →

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We’re educating the public and you can too

Posted on April 14, 2017 by Brandon Haught

We’ve been working hard here at Florida Citizens for Science in an effort to stop the horrible instructional materials bills that are working their way through the state legislature. House Bill 989 and Senate Bill 1210 would give the green … Continue reading →

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We’re not alone

Posted on April 11, 2017 by Brandon Haught

It’s wonderful to see that we’re not alone in our fight against the bad Instructional Materials bill working its way through the Florida legislature. Several anti-censorship organizations worked together to send a letter to our state legislators, warning them about … Continue reading →

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The benign steamroller

Posted on April 6, 2017 by Brandon Haught

The nightmare is getting closer and closer to becoming a reality. Today the Florida House Education committee considered an Instructional Materials bill that will force school districts across the state to take seriously creationist and climate change denier complaints about … Continue reading →

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Who will defend Florida science education?

Posted on April 4, 2017 by Brandon Haught

We’re facing an uphill battle as we fight against the Instructional Materials bills in the Florida legislature. We know these bills, if they become law, will almost guarantee a future fight over evolution and climate change in our classroom textbooks. … Continue reading →

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Bad Instructional Materials bill keeps on moving

Posted on April 3, 2017 by Brandon Haught

Today the House PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee considered the Instructional Materials bill that we know will open the door to creationists and climate change deniers wanting to challenge how science is taught in Florida schools. The bill was approved on a 12 … Continue reading →

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No lack of bad ideas …

Posted on April 2, 2017 by Brandon Haught

Just a reminder, folks. We could use your help burying a bad legislative idea. The House version of the Instructional Materials bills that are very likely to be used and abused by anti-evolutionists and climate change deniers if they become … Continue reading →

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Get to work, folks!

Posted on March 30, 2017 by Brandon Haught

The House version of the Instructional Materials bills that are very likely to be used and abused by anti-evolutionists and climate change deniers if they become law is scheduled for its second of three committee stops. HB 989 is on … Continue reading →

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