Category: Education
Seems Like Old Times: Texas Media (Again) Miss the Real Story on State’s Science Standards
At some point, you’d think reporters would be embarrassed about this sort of “zombie journalism.”
A Closer Look — Evolution Advocates Spin Texas Science Standards
The Texas Board of Education voted last week to preserve requirements to exercise critical thinking on key evolution-related topics.
Texas Education Board Member: What the Board REALLY Did on Teaching Evolution
“The streamlined TEKS in biology continue to call for critical thinking in the study of theories such as evolution.”
Despite Reports to the Contrary, Texas Preserves Language Calling for Critical Analysis of Evolution
On Friday, the Texas State Board of Education adopted streamlined science standards.
Our Day in Austin, Defending Critical Analysis of Evolution
Here’s my quick take on the goings on, and on a Dallas Morning News story.
In the Dallas Morning News, Senior Scientist Weighs In on Texas Science Standards
In an op-ed, Robert Marks of the Evolutionary Informatics Lab and Baylor University endorses objective standards on evolution.
Texas Ed Board Pressured to Make It Harder for Teachers and Students to Evaluate Evolution Evidence
The Board of Education will be voting on final adoption of standards at its April 18-21 meeting.
“Why Can the Public School Students Not Know About This?”
Sarah Chaffee talked with biologist Wade Warren about his uphill battle for objective evolution education in Louisiana.
Deadline Extension! Fine, We’ll Give You Till April 14 to Apply for Summer Seminars on ID
Why? Because there was a big rush of applications at the very end of the process.
For Undergrads, Grad Students, and Professionals — One Final Day to Apply for Summer Seminars on ID
An informed debate about origins is vital for our science and our culture. You can be a part of that, but you must act now.