Tag: academic freedom bills
Oklahoma House Common Education Committee Approves Academic Freedom Bill
The next step will be for the bill to get a vote on the floor of the Oklahoma House of Representatives.
Louisiana Preserves Science Education Act That Encourages Academic Freedom to Discuss Criticisms of Darwinism
The Louisiana State Senate Education Committee decisively rejected a proposed repeal of the Louisiana Science Education Act (LSEA), which encourages academic freedom for teachers to cover divergent scientific views on issues such as Darwinian evolution.
NCSE’s Steve Newton and the “Creationism” Gambit
Steve Newton loves to conflate academic freedom to critique evolution with “creationism.” What’s this all about?
Tennessee House Passes Academic Freedom Bill by 70-23 Vote
Today an academic freedom bill in the Tennessee State Legislature passed out of the Tennessee House by a vote of 70-23. The journal Science has an online newspiece about the bill which states the following: In a 70-28 vote today, the Tennessee House of Representatives passed HB 368, a bill that encourages science teachers to explore controversial topics without fear of reprisal. Critics say the measure will enable K-12 teachers to present intelligent design and creationism as acceptable alternatives to evolution in the classroom. The bill’s text, if passed into state law, would protect teachers from discipline if they “help students understand, analyze, critique, and review in an objective manner the scientific strengths and scientific weaknesses of existing scientific theories Read More ›
Tennessee House Education Committee Passes Academic Freedom Bill
An academic freedom bill passed out of the Tennessee House Education Committee today by a vote of 9-4. This follows after scientists and educators testified in support of the bill at a hearing 2 weeks ago. The bill states: Neither the state board of education, nor any public elementary or secondary school governing authority, director of schools, school system administrator, or any public elementary or secondary school principal or administrator shall prohibit any teacher in a public school system of this state from helping students understand, analyze, critique, and review in an objective manner the scientific strengths and scientific weaknesses of existing scientific theories covered in the course being taught. As discussed here, a lot of misinformation has been promoted Read More ›