icons of evolution

January 1, 1998
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19 states get a bad grade for their teaching of evolution

January 1, 1998
Uncategorized
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More than one-third of the states (19) do an “unsatisfactory to dreadful job” of including evolution in public school science standards, including 12 states that shun the “E-word” and four that avoid the subject, says a study out Tuesday. The rest do “at least a satisfactory job,” says the study, “Good Science, Bad Science: Teaching Evolution in the States,” published Read More ›

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Young male teacher paleontologist in the classroom
Image Credit: Elnur - Adobe Stock
Jay W. Richards and Jonathan Wells
January 1, 1998
Intelligent Design
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Natural Selection Found in Report on Science Education

Jay W. Richards and Jonathan Wells
January 1, 1998
Intelligent Design
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Science teaching, and the teaching of evolution in particular, continue to be a flashpoint in American education. Hoping to correct the problem, the Thomas B. Fordham Foundation just released a report (with the American Association for the Advancement of Science), “Good Science, Bad Science: Teaching Evolution in the States.” Written by Lawrence Lerner, the report recommends increased emphasis in America’s Read More ›