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The time for action is now in Marion County
Do you live in Marion County? If you don’t, do you have friends, family or colleagues in Marion County? It’s time to get work there. Marion County Public Schools recently issued this press release: MARION COUNTY – Marion County Public … Continue reading
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Let’s have a “factual, objective conversationâ€
I encourage you to comb through the letters to the editor in your local newspaper from the past week. The creationist and climate change denying group Florida Citizens’ Alliance has been encouraging their members to respond to the Associated Press … Continue reading
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News Roundup 12/10/17
Orlando Sentinel columnist Scott Maxwell wrote a piece about the new instructional materials bill we have in Florida as well as the pre-filed bill that’s waiting for the next legislative session: Book-banning — a crusade for Florida’s simplest minds. And … Continue reading
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Nassau County textbook challenge: “Bacteria to man evolution is not supported by science”
Nassau County is the first school district I’m aware of that has been faced with a citizen’s challenge to topics in the schools’ science instructional materials. I told you about this back in early November (Nassau County complaint: “stop promoting … Continue reading
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Antiscience Bills Update 12/8/17
Here’s a quick update on the bills we’re watching in the Florida legislature. The legislative session doesn’t actually kick off until Jan. 8 but bills can be pre-filed in preparation for the session and those bills can be assigned to … Continue reading
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News Roundup 12/3/17
Here’s a quick roundup of events and news from the past few days … Textbooks A couple of newspaper columnists seized on the news article produced by the Associated Press recently (I wrote about it in my previous post Teaching that … Continue reading
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Another “controversial theories” bill filed and other bad news
My sincere apologies, folks. I have a laundry list of bad news to tell you about. Let’s get right to it. “Controversial Theories” bill I’ve already told you about Senate Bill 966, introduced by Sen. Dennis Baxley, that proposes allowing … Continue reading
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Evolution complaint in Palm Beach County … and other news
All of you really need to keep an eye on what’s going on in within your home turf. Sometimes it’s very difficult to learn what’s happening from afar, so it’s incredibly important for you to monitor your local news. As … Continue reading
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