Author Archives: Brandon Haught

Orlando Sentinel columnist Lauren Ritchie wrote a good analysis of the bad bill about textbook selection currently in the state legislature: Florida Sen. Alan Hays’ bill to have school districts to choose own textbooks unworkable. Hays’ proposal would require each … Continue reading →

We’ll be tracking the bills filed in the state legislature that, if passed, would change the way textbooks are selected here in Florida. Don’t know what I’m talking about? Get up to date here and here and here. Senate Bill … Continue reading →

A Tampa Bay Times editorial today says: No room for political games on textbooks. The editorial notes that the new bill filed in the state legislature that would completely take the state government out of textbook selections was motivated by … Continue reading →

Two letters to the editor were printed in today’s Daytona Beach News Journal about the appointment of Andy Tuck to the Florida Board of Education. First one: Religion, not science Should Gov. Rick Scott’s appointment of Andy Tuck, who so … Continue reading →

The Orlando Sentinel has a “Friday Back Talk” section on the opinion page. The paper poses a question online, offers some multiple choice answers and then on Friday announces the results along with a handful of readers’ comments. This week … Continue reading →

As I’ve noted before, there is a bill in the state legislature that proposes to turn review and selection of all public school textbooks over to local school districts, removing state-level government from the process completely. In today’s Tampa Bay … Continue reading →

There’s a disconnect somewhere. As I’ve monitored the ups and downs of science education over the past several years, I’ve seen quite a few programs meant to capture students’ interest in pursuing science as a career. Here’s a recent example: … Continue reading →

The debate event between Bill Nye and Ken Ham attracted the notice of the Tampa Bay Times: Nye, Ham unearth age-old debate: Evolution vs. Creationism. Our very own Florida Citizens for Science vice president Jonathan Smith was asked for his … Continue reading →