Background Information
Media Backgrounder: Texas Board of Education Actions on Evolution
Q&A About Texas Science Standards Reviews and Debate Over How Teach Evolution
Discovery Institute’s Science Education Policy
FAQ About the Center For Science & Culture
Background on 2003 Texas Textbook Debate
Expert Testimony
Texas is currently updating its academic standards, known as the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS), in the area of science. In September 2008, writing committees working for the Texas Education Agency (TEA) proposed revised TEKS that largely eliminated previous language calling on students to examine the "strengths and weaknesses" of scientific theories. In the proposed revision, the "strengths and weaknesses" language was retained in a few areas (like high school chemistry), but it was scrapped in the vast majority of subject areas, most notably in high school biology. The clear goal in proposing the removal of the "strengths and weaknesses" language from the TEKS was to shield biological evolution from critical scrutiny by students or teachers. In October, members of the Texas State Board of Education nominated a review panel of six experts to give critical feedback on the revised TEKS for science. The panel included scientists and scholars with a diversity of views on Darwinian evolution. As a public service, we are posting here all six expert reviews so you can read them for yourself:
News:
Texas Board of Education Schedules Special Expert Hearing on Strengths and Weaknesses of Evolution
21st Century Science Coalition Pushes 19th Century Science
Texas Freedom Network Manufactures Bogus Controversy Over Science Standard Reviewers
ID The Future Podcasts
Defending Critical Analysis in Cross-Examination: Dr. Stephen Meyer Answers Questions in Texas
Chemist Charles Garner on Chemical Evolution
Biologist Ralph Seelke Speaks Out in Support of Teaching the Controversy
Evolution Has Weaknesses: Dr. Meyer Testifies in Texas
Texas Board Chair Gives a Science Lesson
The Curious Case of the Evolving Dr. Schafersman
Report From the Texas State Board of Education
Controversy or Hypocrisy? Science
Standards, Textbooks, and Texas
Evolution News & Views
As the Tree of Life Tumbles: Now, the "Public Goods" Hypothesis
By: Evolution News & Views
Evolution News & Views
August 24, 2011
Governor Perry Thinks Texas Schools Teach Creationism, while Texas Education Agency Stifles Even Scientific Criticism of Darwin
By: John G. West
Evolution News & Views
August 18, 2011
Andy Ellington's Citation Bluffs and the Scientific Debate Over the Miller-Urey Experiment
By: Casey Luskin
Evolution News & Views
July 22, 2011
Ken Miller's Inaccurate and Biased Evolution Curriculum Intentionally Disregards Texas Science Standards
By: Casey Luskin
Evolution News & Views
July 12, 2011
Texas Reviewers Reject Accurate Evolution Curriculum Because It "Contradicts Biology Textbooks"
By: Casey Luskin
Evolution News & Views
June 24, 2011
Vestigial Arguments About Vestigial Organs Appear in Proposed Texas Teaching Materials
By: Casey Luskin
Evolution News & Views
June 20, 2011
Haeckel's Embryo Drawings Make Cameos in Proposed Texas Instructional Materials
By: Casey Luskin
Evolution News & Views
June 17, 2011
Miller-Urey Experiment "Icon of Evolution" Alive and Well in Proposed Texas Instructional Materials
By: Casey Luskin
Evolution News & Views
June 15, 2011
Glaring Bloopers Found in Proposed Texas Science Curricular Materials
By: Evolution News & Views
Evolution News & Views
June 9, 2011
Journal Apologizes and Pays $10,000 After Censoring Article
By: John G. West
Evolution News & Views
June 7, 2011
Digging Into Granville Sewell's Peer-Reviewed Paper Challenging Darwinian Evolution
By: Casey Luskin
Evolution News & Views
June 9, 2011
The First Law of Darwin Lobbying and the Second Law of Thermodynamics
By: Casey Luskin
Evolution News & Views
June 7, 2011
Responding to John Wise's Table Pounding at Southern Methodist University
By: Casey Luskin
Evolution News & Views
October 4, 2010
Standing Room Only Crowd Treated to Serious Discussion of the Scientific Demise of Darwinism
By: Robert Crowther
Evolution News & Views
September 24, 2010
Cyber Attacks Attempt to Shut Down Discovery Institute's Websites on Day of Event Challenging Darwinism
By: John G. West
Evolution News & Views
September 23, 2010
Article on Evolution Education in Science Endorses Teaching Students Evidence "That Supports ... Or Does Not Support"
By: Casey Luskin
Evolution News & Views
June 24, 2010
Did Dallas Morning News Endorsement Backfire and Sink Pro-Darwin Candidate?
By: John G. West
Evolution News & Views
March 5, 2010
My Son the Expert! Part III: A Challenge to Texas Darwinists
By: David Klinghoffer
Evolution News & Views
April 2, 2009
My Son the Expert! Part II: More on the Texas Evolution Debate
By: David Klinghoffer
Evolution News & Views
April 1, 2009
My Son the Expert! Part I: An Introduction to the Debate Over Evolution in Texas
By: David Klinghoffer
Evolution News & Views
March 31, 2009
John West in The Washington Post:
Who Wants to Discuss Science in the Debate Over Evolution?
By: Anika Smith
Evolution News & Views
March 30, 2009
Darwinists Trick Themselves in Texas
By: Bruce Chapman
Evolution News & Views
March 29, 2009
Wall Street Journal: Texas Opens Classroom Door for Evolution Doubts
By: John G. West
Evolution News & Views
March 28, 2009
Associated Press: Texas Board Approves Compromise
By: John G. West
Evolution News & Views
March 27, 2009
Dallas Morning News Offers Alternate Reality on Texas Science Standards
By: John G. West
Evolution News & Views
March 27, 2009
Big Win in Texas as State Now Leads Nation in Requiring Critical Analysis of Evolution in High School Science Classes
By: Robert Crowther
Evolution News & Views
March 27, 2009
Texas Board Meeting Recap for Thursday
By: John G. West
Evolution News & Views
March 26, 2009
Texas Board Member Censors Citizen Expression at Board Meeting
By: John G. West
Evolution News & Views
March 26, 2009
The Evolving Dr. Schafersman (Again)
By: John G. West
Evolution News & Views
March 26, 2009
Parade of Ph.D. Biologists Support Teaching "Strengths and Weaknesses" of Evolution in Texas
By: Casey Luskin
Evolution News & Views
March 25, 2009
According to Texas Education Agency, Josh Rosenau and Eugenie Scott of NCSE Now Support "Strengths and Weaknesses" in Texas Science Standards
By: John G. West
Evolution News & Views
March 25, 2009
Dallas Morning News Debate on Evolution: Evolution Defender Preaches Religion, While Evolution Critics Focus on Science
By: John G. West
Evolution News & Views
March 25, 2009
San Antonio Express Article Misstates Facts on Texas Board of Education and Kansas
By: John G. West
Evolution News & Views
March 24, 2009
More at Stake in Texas Evolution Vote Than Just "Strengths and Weaknesses"
By: Robert Crowther
Evolution News & Views
March 24, 2009
NCSE Texas "Talking Points" Expressly Advocate Scientism and Deny the Existence of the Supernatural
By: Casey Luskin
Evolution News & Views
March 23, 2009
Surprise of the Week: New York Times Gets the Real Story on Texas Evolution Standards
By: John G. West
Evolution News & Views
January 24, 2009
Texas Story Evolves: First It Was "Critics of Evolution Defeated!"; Now It's "The Sky Is Falling!"
By: John G. West
Evolution News & Views
January 24, 2009
Pro-Darwin Crowd Starts Smear Campaign on Texas Board of Education's Evolution Changes
By: John G. West
Evolution News & Views
January 23, 2009
Recap: Texas Board of Education's Actions on Evolution
By: John G. West
Evolution News & Views
January 23, 2009
Austin Statesman Scoops Texas Board Evolution Story
By: John G. West
Evolution News & Views
January 22, 2009
Surprise Texas Board Action on Evolution Completely Missed by Media
By: John G. West
Evolution News & Views
January 22, 2009
Texas State Board of Education Votes To Require Students to Analyze and Evaluate Evolution
By: Robert Crowther
Evolution News & Views
January 22, 2009
Question for Self-Proclaimed tree of life "expert" David Hillis
By: Robert Crowther
Evolution News & Views
January 22, 2009
Strengths and Weaknesses in David Hillis's Arguments about the Cambrian Explosion
By: Casey Luskin
Evolution News & Views
January 21, 2009
Dr. Charles Garner and Other Experts Shatter the Darwinist Illusion that "Theories Don't Have Weaknesses"
By: Casey Luskin
Evolution News & Views
January 21, 2009
Ralph Seelke's Testimony About His Own Scientific Research Showing Limits to Bacterial Evolution Sweeps Away False Religion Accusations
By: Casey Luskin
Evolution News & Views
January 21, 2009
Epilogue on Dr. Meyer's Texas Testimony: Stephen Meyer Demolishes Darwinist Personal Attacks
By: Casey Luskin
Evolution News & Views
January 21, 2009
Texas Debate Update: Stephen Meyer Demolishes Eugenie Scott's One Argument
By: John G. West
Evolution News & Views
January 21, 2009
Listen Live to the Expert Hearing in Texas
By: Anika Smith
Evolution News & Views
January 21, 2009
Eugenie Scott: "Let Them Come"
By: Anika Smith
Evolution News & Views
January 21, 2009
All Eyes on Texas
By: Anika Smith
Evolution News & Views
January 21, 2009
Support the Teaching of Strengths and Weaknesses of Evolution
By: Robert Crowther
Evolution News & Views
January 19, 2009
Will Darwinists Defend Evolution's Weaknesses This Time, in Texas?
By: Robert Crowther
Evolution News & Views
January 15, 2009
Texas Board of Education Schedules Special Expert Hearing on Strengths and Weaknesses of Evolution
By: Anika Smith
Evolution News & Views
January 13, 2009
Darwinists' Bogus Poll Exposed in Texas
By: Robert Crowther
Evolution News & Views
January 7, 2009
Intolerance on Parade in Texas Debate Over Evolution
By: Robert Crowther
Evolution News & Views
January 6, 2009
Far Left Activist Group Seeks to Gut Texas Science Standards
By: Robert Crowther
Evolution News & Views
November 19, 2008
Expert Reviewer on Texas Science Standards: "It's not religion; it's sound, skeptical science"
By: Robert Crowther
Evolution News & Views
November 19, 2008
Liberal Darwin Activists Spin Push-Poll in Attempt to Water Down Science Standards
By: Robert Crowther
Evolution News & Views
November 18, 2008
Darwinist Gerald Skoog Recommends Imposing Dogmatism in Expert Review of Texas Science Standards (Part 3)
By: Casey Luskin
Evolution News & Views
November 18, 2008
Darwinist Ronald Wetherington Recommends Imposing Dogmatism in Expert Review of Texas Science Standards (Part 2)
By: Casey Luskin
Evolution News & Views
November 17, 2008
Darwinist David Hillis Recommends Imposing Dogmatism in Expert Review of Texas Science Standards (Part 1)
By: Casey Luskin
Evolution News & Views
November 14, 2008
Science Education Experts Recommend Strengthening Students' Critical Thinking Skills by Retaining "Strengths and Weaknesses" Language in Texas Science Standards
By: Robert Crowther
Evolution News & Views
November 7, 2008
The Reviews are in: Texas' Proposed Science Standards Critiqued by Experts
By: Robert Crowther
Evolution News & Views
November 6, 2008
Q&A About Texas Science Standards Review and Debate Over How to Teach Evolution
By: Robert Crowther
Evolution News & Views
November 6, 2008
Texas Science Standards Debate Is About Darwinian Evolution, not Intelligent Design
By: Robert Crowther
Evolution News & Views
October 28, 2008
Predictions About Ronald Wetherington and His Forthcoming Review of the Texas Science Standards
By: Casey Luskin
Evolution News & Views
October 27, 2008
Science Censor Appointed to Review Texas Science Standards
By: Casey Luskin
Evolution News & Views
October 26, 2008
In Texas Former CEO of AAAS Agrees With Teaching Strengths and Weaknesses of Evolution
By: Robert Crowther
Evolution News & Views
October 23, 2008
Darwin Defender Daniel Bolnick Illustrates How to Market Evolution to the Public
By: Casey Luskin
Evolution News & Views
October 21, 2008
Texas Media Bites on TFN's Bait
By: Anika Smith
Evolution News & Views
October 16, 2008
Texas Freedom Network Manufactures Bogus Controversy Over Science Standard Reviewers
By: Robert Crowther
Evolution News & Views
October 16, 2008
Who in Texas Is Afraid of a Little Critical Analysis of Evolution?
By: Casey Luskin
Evolution News & Views
October 1, 2008
AP Texas Spins Story About Scientists Uniting Against Teaching the Controversy
By: Anika Smith
Evolution News & Views
October 1, 2008
Texas Darwinists Reject the Scientific Method of Analyzing "Strengths and Weaknesses" of Scientific Theories
By: Casey Luskin
Evolution News & Views
September 27, 2008
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