Intelligent Design, Freedom, and Education
On June 13, 2001, U.S. Senator Rick Santorum (R-Pa.) proposed a two-sentence amendment to the White House-sponsored education bill that was under consideration in Congress. The amendment said simply that: It is the sense of the Senate that (1) good science education should prepare students to distinguish the data or testable theories of science from philosophical or religious claims that Read More ›
New Educational Guide by Discovery Senior Fellow Patricia Lines
Discovery Senior Fellow Patricia Lines, an expert on homeschooling, has released a new educational guide on integrating homeschooling with public education in ways that benefit both schools and parents. The guide, Support for Home-Based Education: Pioneering Partnerships Between Public Schools and Families Who Instruct Their Children at Home, is published by the Educational Resources Information Center at the University of Read More ›
The Educational Debate Over Darwinism
Pro-Animal or Anti-Human?:
The animal-rights/liberation movement (ARL) will never win an award for truth in advertising. If the facts serve their cause, yes, they will tell the truth. But if a half-truth or even an outright lie better suits their purposes – well, what does honesty matter when the cause of ending human hegemony over animals is so important and just? Perhaps the Read More ›
Cyber-Safe Meets Fail-Safe
Bolder Strokes… For Tax Cut Hopes
The reason President Bush’s tax cut proposal is in trouble is not that it is too big, but because it is not bold enough in removing all taxes from saving and investment. The tax cut debate has clearly shown that among opinion leaders and member of Congress, the split is roughly equal between those who understand how the economy works Read More ›
ELIMINATING ERRORS: Evolution becomes topic of concern for voters
Click here to read the original article On Friday the Texas State Board of Education voted to adopt Chief Deputy Commissioner of the Texas Education Agencys Robert Scott’s, recommendation for the elimination of factual errors in high school and advanced placement biology textbooks. The vote required that all remaining factual errors in the textbook be addressed and identified by the Read More ›
In textbook battle over evolution, ‘errors’ debated, corrected
AUSTIN, Texas (BP)–In a case that has both sides claiming victory, the Texas State Board of Education has adopted a series of high school biology textbooks that had been criticized for inaccuracies involving evolution. The board voted 11-4 on Nov. 7 to adopt improved texts for the next seven years, which evolutionists claimed as a major victory. Still, the Seattle-based Read More ›
Board gives final approval to biology books
AUSTIN – Biology books in Texas will continue to present the origin of life according to the theories of Charles Darwin. The State Board of Education gave final approval Friday to 11 biology books, among others, despite a major campaign to poke holes in Darwin’s theory of evolution as presented in the textbooks. School districts in Texas will be able Read More ›