Evolution and Creationism: One Long Argument
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- Undermining Evolution: Where State Standards Go Wrong. // American Educator;Summer2012, Vol. 36 Issue 2, p18
The article discusses those four problems related to teaching of evolution in U.S. schools which the book "The State of State Science Standards 2012" found mediocre to poor standards. These problems include undermining evolution, including vague standards, failing to integrate inquiry skills...
- 'Loophole' Seen Spurring Push for Alternative to Evolution. P. W. // Education Week;2/24/1993, Vol. 12 Issue 22, p8
The article focuses on the U.S. Supreme Court decision that effectively banned creation science from the science classroom contains a loophole that creationists are using to press public schools to include alternatives to evolution in the curriculum. The Court struck down a Louisiana law...
- Monkey business. Welsh, Roger L. // Natural History;Apr96, Vol. 105 Issue 4, p74
Focuses on the annual reenactment of the 1925 trial of John Scopes at the Rhea County courthouse in Dayton, Tennessee, after he was charged with teaching evolution. Tennessee legislature's passage in 1925 of the Butler bill, which prohibited the teaching of evolution in the public schools;...
- The GOP Field And Evolution. Hoff, David J. // Education Week;6/13/2007, Vol. 26 Issue 41, p24
The article focuses on the educational issues discussed by the 2008 U.S. presidential candidates during the Republican and Democratic debates. Moderators of the Republican debate asked about the theory of evolution and Senator Tom Tancredo of was the only candidate to mention the No Child Left...
- Evolution supporters unhappy with Florida bill. // Nature;4/17/2008, Vol. 452 Issue 7189, p-1
The article provides insights regarding the impact of evolution bill to teachers in Florida. The legislation is aimed in protecting teachers' view on evolution but critics are concerned that the legislation will have negative impact on school administrators because will not be able to discipline...
- 70 years after scopes, evolution hot topic again. Johnston, Robert C. // Education Week;3/13/96, Vol. 15 Issue 25, p16
Reports on the debate in Tennessee over whether students should be taught that humans evolved from apes. State lawmakers' consideration of legislation that would fire teachers for presenting evolution as fact; Comparison of the debate with the 1925 trial of John T. Scopes; Evolution versus...
- Antievolution bill dies in Tennessee Senate. // Christian Century;4/17/96, Vol. 113 Issue 13, p424
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- Tenn. Senate to get new chance to vote on evolution measure. Johnston, Robert C. // Education Week;3/27/96, Vol. 15 Issue 27, p19
Reports on Tennessee Senate education committee's approval of a revised bill that would allow public school districts to fire teachers who evolution as fact. Controversy sparked by the bill.
- Evolution-deniers defeated. // Skeptic;1996, Vol. 4 Issue 3, p16
Reports that in February, 1996, evolution deniers in Tennessee were successful in getting state officials to introduce a bill that will allow teachers in a local education agency to teach the theory of evolution only as a scientific theory. Evidence to support the fact that evolution can not be...
