Tag: Louisiana
“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.
Louisiana Adopts Science Standards, Including Louisiana Science Education Act
This action came after Dr. Wade Warren, professor of biology at Louisiana College, spent months trying to ensure accurate evolution standards.
Nature Admits “Bioscience is Thriving” in Louisiana, Blows Up Darwin Lobby Talking Point
Darwin lobbyists cried that Louisiana’s sci-tech economy would tank because of the Science Education Act, and guess what happened?
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.
Barbara Forrest Exposes Her Intolerance, Misrepresents Darwin-Doubting Scientist
Barbara Forrest has issued a press release protesting good rules adopted in September, 2009 by the Louisiana State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE) for implementing Louisiana’s Science Education Act (LSEA). The LSEA is an academic freedom bill passed into law in Louisiana last year. Dr. Forrest seems to think that by frequently inserting the word “creationist” into her press release and falsely labeling people like Darwin-doubting biologist Dr. Don Ewert as “creationists,” she can logically argue that the rules are “pro-creationist.” The reality is that BESE’s new rules are fair and pro-academic freedom, not “pro-creationist.” But as will be seen, fairness and academic freedom are exactly what evolution lobbyists like Dr. Forrest fear the most. Blatant Misrepresentations of Read More ›