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January 13, 2009
Intelligent Design}

Texas Board of Education Schedules Special Expert Hearing on Strengths and Weaknesses of Evolution

_{Discovery Institute
January 13, 2009
Intelligent Design}

Austin, TX — The Texas State Board of Education (SBOE) has scheduled a hearing of scientific experts, including three scientists who are recommending that students should learn about scientific evidence that challenges Darwin’s theory of evolution. On Wednesday, January 21st, six experts selected by the SBOE to review a proposed update of the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) for science Read More ›

^{Robert Crowther, II
January 11, 2009
Intelligent Design}

Bogus Assertions

_{Robert Crowther, II
January 11, 2009
Intelligent Design}

Eric Lane’s comment, “Science classes are for science only” (Your Turn, Monday) makes bold — and bogus — assertions about the current debate over how to teach evolution, and what he imagines might be the reasons for this. Not surprisingly, Lane apparently didn’t bother to do a shred of research. Instead, he was quite satisfied to let his imagination come Read More ›

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October 2, 2008
Intelligent Design}

21st Century Science Coalition Pushes 19th Century Science

_{Discovery Institute
October 2, 2008
Intelligent Design}

SEATTLE — Texas Darwinists are concerned that students might learn too much about evolution. Facing the possibility that students might actually be given a complete picture of both the strengths and weaknesses of Darwin’s theory, a group of Darwinists has joined together to oppose teaching more evolution in Texas, where the State Board of Education is considering new science curriculum Read More ›

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^{John G. West
July 8, 2008
Intelligent Design}

Louisiana Confounds the Science Thought Police

_{John G. West
July 8, 2008
Intelligent Design}

To the chagrin of the science thought police, Louisiana governor Bobby Jindal has signed into law an act to protect teachers who want to encourage critical thinking about hot-button science issues such as global warming, human cloning, and yes, evolution and the origin of life. Opponents allege that the Louisiana Science Education Act is “anti-science.” In reality, the opposition’s efforts Read More ›

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June 11, 2008
Intelligent Design}

Louisiana House Passes Academic Freedom Bill on Evolution and Other Science Issues

_{Discovery Institute
June 11, 2008
Intelligent Design}

Baton Rouge — By a vote of 94-3, Louisiana’s House of Representatives today passed an academic freedom bill that would protect teachers and school districts who wish to promote critical thinking and objective discussion about evolution and other scientific topics. There was no vocal opposition, and the floor speech by Rep. Frank Hoffman made clear that the bill was about science, Read More ›

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^{David K. DeWolf
June 11, 2007
Intelligent Design}

Evolution and Dissent

_{David K. DeWolf
June 11, 2007
Intelligent Design}

It’s the question that won’t go away. Twice during the Republican presidential debates and once at a forum for Democratic candidates, candidates were asked about evolution. For example, in the California debate all the candidates were asked to respond to the question of whether they believed in evolution. In the New Hampshire debate, follow-up questions were asked of former Arkansas Read More ›

^{Stephen C. Meyer, Scott Minnich, Paul Nelson, Jonathan Moneymaker and Ralph Seelke
June 1, 2007
Intelligent Design}

Explore Evolution: The Arguments For and Against Neo-Darwinism

_{Stephen C. Meyer, Scott Minnich, Paul Nelson, Jonathan Moneymaker and Ralph Seelke
June 1, 2007
Intelligent Design}

Designed for public schools but also used in many private schools, Explore Evolution is a supplementary biology textbook that teaches critical thinking by giving students a thorough understanding of both the strengths and weaknesses of Darwinian evolution. The textbook comes with lesson plans, PowerPoint slides, handouts, and a test bank available for those who adopt the text in their course. It is Read More ›

^{The Center for Science and Culture
February 14, 2006
Intelligent Design}

Darwinists Bully Ohio School Board into Censoring Teaching of Evolution

_{The Center for Science and Culture
February 14, 2006
Intelligent Design}

An outrageous slap in the face to the 69% of Ohioans just polled who said they want students to hear the scientific evidence for and against Darwin’s theory. Read More ›

^{Discovery Institute
February 14, 2006
Intelligent Design}

Ohio Science Standards Resource Page

_{Discovery Institute
February 14, 2006
Intelligent Design}

In 2004 the Ohio State Board of Education led the nation by adopting a landmark model lesson plan on the "Critical Analysis of Evolution." However, those who favor a Darwin-only approach to teaching evolution are now trying to strong-arm the Board into repealing this lesson plan. Read More ›

Senior teacher teaching biology to high school students.

^{Casey Luskin
November 1, 2005
Intelligent Design}

It’s Constitutional But Not Smart to Teach Intelligent Design in Schools

_{Casey Luskin
November 1, 2005
Intelligent Design}

A legal battle is currently raging over whether it is constitutional to teach the theory of intelligent design (ID) in public school science classrooms. The controversy started when the school board in Dover, Pennsylvania, required science teachers to read a 4-paragraph disclaimer that mentions intelligent design as an alternative to Darwinian evolutionary theory as an explanation for biological origins. Within Read More ›