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Tennessee
The Blount County Board of Education rejected the adoption of three new biology textbooks because they present evolution but do not present creationism, The Daily Times, Maryville, Tennessee, reported on April 5.
The vote to reject the textbooks passed 2 to 1, with four board members declining to…
Louisiana
On April 1, Louisiana Representative Ben Nevers introduced House Concurrent Resolution 50, which “[e]ncourages city, parish, and other local public school systems to refrain from purchasing certain textbooks.”
The resolution states that “in the effort to encourage the development of students’…
Kansas
An anti-evolution bill introduced into the Kansas Senate by the Senate Education Committee is unlikely to proceed further, according to newspaper reports.
SB 168, introduced at the behest of Senator Larry Salmans (R-Hanston), does not mention “evolution” or “creation science," but instead would…
Louisiana
On December 12 the Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE) voted 7-3 not to require biology textbooks to include an evolution "disclaimer". Opponents of evolution education had proposed that Louisiana require a version of the disclaimer placed in all Alabama biology texts since…
Ohio
In a letter to the Ohio Board of Education, 15 of Ohio's university presidents urged the board to preserve the integrity of the newly drafted science standards and oppose the inclusion of intelligent design. The letter is available in html and PDF formats. [Links have expired}