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Alabama
Writing on AL.com (April 27, 2017), Amanda Glaze denounced House Joint Resolution 78 (PDF), which passed the House and is now headed for the floor of the Senate.
As NCSE previously reported, the resolution describes "[b]iological evolution, the chemical origins of life, global warming, and…
Idaho
A story on the Weather Channel's website (April 22, 2017) examined the controversy over the legislature's deletion of climate change from the state science standards in detail. "The Idaho Legislature recently voted to remove the requirement to teach climate science to the state’s students. How…
Texas
In a victory for the integrity of science education in Texas, the Texas state board of education approved a revision to the state science standards that removed language that opened the door to creationism.
Kathy Miller, the president of the Texas Freedom Network, commented, "The politicians on…
Florida
On April 20, 2017, House Bill 989 passed the Florida House of Representatives on a 94-25 vote, while its counterpart, Senate Bill 1210, passed the Senate Appropriations Committee on a 16-0 vote. Both bills would empower taxpayers to object to the use of instructional materials in the public…
Florida
Florida's House Bill 989 and Senate Bill 1210 — bills aimed at empowering taxpayers to object to the use of specific instructional materials in the public schools, with climate change and evolution clearly among the targets — were the subjects of sharp criticism in a pair of…