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Louisiana
There is a settlement in a Louisiana case centering on a sixth-grade teacher's advocacy of creationism. According to a March 14, 2014, press release from the American Civil Liberties Union, "[u]nder the consent decree, the school board must end official prayers during class and school events,…
Wyoming
A footnote in Wyoming's budget for 2014-2016 precludes the use of state funds "for any review or adoption" of the Next Generation Science Standards, and one of its authors acknowledges that the NGSS's treatment of climate change is a reason for the prohibition.
In allocating funds to the state…
Louisiana
Louisiana's Senate Bill 70 (PDF), which if enacted would repeal the state's Balanced Treatment for Creation-Science and Evolution-Science Act, passed the Senate Education Committee on March 12, 2014, according to the New Orleans Times-Picayune (March 12, 2014). Enacted in 1981, the Balanced…
Hawaii
House Resolution 145, introduced in the Hawaii House of Representatives on March 7, 2014, would, if enacted, express the House's recognition of February 12 of each year as Darwin Day "to celebrate all of Charles Darwin's achievements in the field of science." The resolution is unusual in…
Oklahoma
Oklahoma's House Bill 1674 (PDF), which would, if enacted, deprive administrators of the ability to prevent teachers from miseducating students about "scientific controversies," passed the Oklahoma House of Representatives on a 79-6 vote on March 3, 2014.
HB 1674 would, if enacted,…