Saturday, January 24, 2009

Split Outcome in Texas Battle on Teaching of Evolution

Split Outcome in Texas Battle on Teaching of Evolution - NYTimes.com
AUSTIN, Tex. — Moderates on the Texas Board of Education prevailed over conservatives Friday when, in a battle over the teaching of evolution, the board voted to drop a 20-year-old mandate that science teachers explore with their students the “strengths and weaknesses” of all theories.

Still, the conservative faction, led by the board’s chairman, Dr. Don
McLeroy, managed to pass several amendments to the state’s science
curriculum that opponents say would open the door to teaching
objections to evolution and might encourage students to reject it...

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