Pop the champagne corks. The Texas Board of Education has unanimously come down on the side of evolution. In 14-0* vote, the board today approved scientifically accurate high school biology textbook supplements from established mainstream publishers--and did not approve the creationist-backed supplements from International Databases, LLC.
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Sorry for not posting an update last Friday, but I was in the Board meeting and then on a plane. I gather most of you found the news update at NCSE's website, where traffic hit record levels.
As you recall, the Texas State Board of Education met on Thursday as the Committee of the Full Board to…
This Thursday, the Texas Board of Education will vote to adopt science textbook supplements.
You'll recall that the board approved new science standards a couple years ago, and that they were a mixed bag. They dropped inaccurate language about "strengths and weaknesses" of scientific theories (…
Yes, apparently.
PROPOSED INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS PUT SCIENCE EDUCATION, PUBLIC SCHOOLS AT RISK IN TEXAS
Vendor's creationist materials could be used in public school science classes around the state
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 25, 2011
CONTACTS:
Dan Quinn (TFN), 512.322.0545, 512.799.3379 (mobile…
As folks who follow me on twitter know, today was a pretty good day in Texas. I'm here watching the board vote on science supplements for public schools. I put together a 20 page report on the flaws in a supplement provided by International Databases, LLC, and presented it to the board. Most of…
That asterisk is key! It was really a 8-0 vote, with the rest abstaining (and one member absent). Our fight for reality isn't over by a long shot!
Thats quite surprising, even with an 8-0 vote with the rest abstaining. Who would have thunk it?