Tag: Texas
Governor Perry Thinks Texas Schools Teach Creationism, while Texas Education Agency Stifles Even Scientific Criticism of Darwin
Governor Perry of Texas wrongly thinks public schools in his home state teach creationism, but he seems unaware that his own education commissioner is trying to stifle scientific criticisms of Darwin.
Andy Ellington’s Citation Bluffs and the Scientific Debate Over the Miller-Urey Experiment
By disregarding the Texas Science Standards, Ellington’s approach would deprive students of the very teaching methods that could solve the problems he rightly observes are facing science education today.
University of Texas Evolutionary Biologist Andy Ellington Mocks Fellow Texans as “Idiots” and “Laughingstocks” for Doubting Darwin
University of Texas, Austin molecular biologist Andy Ellington has posted a “live-blog” from the Texas State Board of Education hearing on whether to adopt curricula that teach evolution in a one-sided fashion.
Ken Miller’s Inaccurate and Biased Evolution Curriculum Intentionally Disregards Texas Science Standards
A new report from Discovery Institute finds that one of the nation’s leading textbook publishers not only fails to comply with the new science standards in Texas, but is flouting them.
Texas Reviewers Reject Accurate Evolution Curriculum Because It “Contradicts Biology Textbooks”
At this point it should be evident that some Texas review committee members must live in alternative universe (or they are Darwin lobbyists)