Science Is Constantly Evolving

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School Board May Change Evolution Policy
On August 26 the school board of Washakie County School District #1, in Worland, Wyoming, voted to consider changing the district's policy on teaching biology. According to an Associated Press news report the proposed change reads: "It shall be the policy ... when teaching Darwin's theory…
"Don't Mess With Textbooks!"
"Evolution is a normal part of science and should be treated the same way as all other scientific ideas." That was the message to Texas authorities from the authors of leading biology textbooks, delivered on September 8 in a statement jointly released by Texas Citizens for Science and the National…
New Science Standards Adopted
On August 28 the New Mexico State Board of Education (SBE) voted 13-0 to adopt the final draft of new science standards without any modifications. Opponents of evolution had campaigned for changes in wording which would have implictly cast doubt on the position of evolutionary theory in science…
Delaware Leads Evolution Education!
Evolution education in Delaware just keeps getting better. An article in the News Journal hails, "While other states wrestle over whether to even use the word "evolution" in their science standards, Delaware has become one of the nation's leading states in teaching the theory in public…
Local Group Pushes for ID in Science Classes
A local conservative group in Montgomery County, Texas is mounting a petition drive to mandate the teaching of "intelligent design" in all six school districts in the county. Jim Jenkins, president of the Republican Leadership Council (RLC), said that the group is attempting to convince school…
DI again accused of quote-mining
The following appeared in the San Angelo (Texas) Standard-Times on August 13, 2003, and is posted here with the permission of its author. John G. West of the Discovery Institute, in his guest column Friday, quoted an article in a leading biology journal as purported support for his view…
William Jewell College Upholds Evolution
William Jewell College, a liberal arts college founded in 1849 associated with the Missouri Baptist Convention, is about to lose the MBC’s support due to its position on a variety of issues, including the teaching of creationism. The MBC’s executive board voted 44–4 to recommend that the MBC…
Another "Design Hypothesis" Bill
On July 17 House Bill 5005 was introduced in the Michigan House of Representatives and referred to the Education Committee. HB 5005 endorses "teaching the design hypothesis as an explanation for the origin and diversity of life." House Bill 4705, introduced in 2001, contained the same provisions…
Proposed Legislation Requires "Intelligent Design"
On July 2 House Bill 4946 was introduced in the Michigan House of Representatives and referred to the Education Committee. This bill would amend Michigan's school code to require the state board of education to modify its science standards to include the idea of "intelligent design of a…

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