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Teaching that global warming is caused by human activity is “blatant indoctrination”
The Associated Press issued a story today about the new Instructional Materials bill approved by our Florida legislature and signed by our governor earlier this year:Â New Florida law expected to increase conflict over textbooks. Reporter Terry Spencer took on the … Continue reading
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Marion County got complaints about science textbooks
Rather than use the traditional approach of choosing instructional materials from a list vetted and approved by the Florida Department of Education, Marion County is the first school district to forgo the list and review and select textbooks on their … Continue reading
Nassau County complaint: “stop promoting this scientifically inadequate theory of evolution as fact to our students”
Florida has a new law this year that allows any citizen, even if he or she doesn’t have a child in the school system, to challenge contents of instructional materials used in the local public schools. Don’t like something you … Continue reading
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What’s in store for the next Florida legislative session?
The creationist, human-caused-climate-change-denying group Florida Citizens Alliance was successful in writing and getting passed a new law that dramatically impacts how instructional materials used in our schools can be challenged and changed — in a bad way. (See the Instructional … Continue reading
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David against the state’s Goliath
Florida’s new Instructional Materials law is now featured in an article in the AAPG (American Association of Petroleum Geologists) Explorer:Â Science Curricula Under Threat? The problem, according to those who think there is one, is in the first sentence of Florida … Continue reading
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Dixie County’s “inappropriate subject matter” book ban
On the Gulf Coast of Florida, west of Gainesville, is Dixie County, which recently attracted attention from the National Coalition Against Censorship. According to the NCAC, the school district’s superintendent, Mike Thomas, issued a directive “which prohibits the school district … Continue reading
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Brevard County asking for help with science materials selection
Thanks to an alert Florida Citizens for Science friend, we now know that Brevard County is looking for the public’s input about what science instructional materials to adopt for their school district. Read this pdf listing the dates and events: … Continue reading
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“Pure and unadulterated false propaganda”
It’s been mighty quiet out there, folks. A month ago I told you that the Florida Department of Education launched their instructional materials review for science and they were accepting applications for reviewers. The response from all of you was … Continue reading
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