Evolution Education and State Politics

Julie Palakovich Carr A new school year is starting, and if some state legislators have their way, evolution education will be marginalized in the curriculum. In spite of multiple court rulings prohibiting the teaching of creationism in public schools, some lawmakers continue to pursue legislative measures that would challenge the teaching of evolution and other "controversial" scientific subjects. In statehouses around the country, the 2017 legislative session saw a flurry of attacks on science education. Eleven measures that would undermine evolution education were introduced in legislatures in eight states. This was "on the busy side of normal," according to Glenn Branch, deputy director of the National Center for Science Education, in Oakland, California. Read the article for free.      
Source: Washington Watch - Category: Biology Source Type: news