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Mississippi
by Nick Matzke
On March 9, 2004, House Bill 1288 died in the Education Committee of the Mississippi House of Representatives. The bill required that any textbook teaching evolution have a disclaimer inserted inside the front cover. The disclaimer describes evolution as "a controversial theory…
Alabama
by Nick Matzke
Senate Bill 336, the counterpart of Alabama House Bill 391, passed the Senate Education Committee on Wednesday, March 10 by a vote of 7-0.
If enacted, SB336 would provide teachers and instructors at public institutions "the affirmative right and freedom to present scientific,…
Ohio
by Nick Matzke
On Tuesday, March 9, the Ohio state Board of Education passed the proposed model science curriculum, including the controversial model lesson plan L10H23, "Critical Analysis of Evolution." This lesson plan corresponds to a similarly controversial provision included in the Ohio…
Alabama
House Bill 391, one of two antievolution bills in the Alabama legislature, was passed by the House Education Committee by a vote of 10-2 (with one abstention) on March 3.
If enacted, HB 391 would provide teachers and instructors at public institutions "the affirmative right and freedom to present…
Minnesota
On March 4, the proposed Minnesota science standards were approved by the House Education Policy Committee when it voted 18-12 to pass House file 2558. Most of the debate over HF 2558 centered on the contentious social science standards; according to the Saint Paul Pioneer-Press, the science…