Author Archives: Brandon Haught

The Orlando Sentinel School Zone blog reports that Florida’s science standards’ grade given by the Thomas B. Fordham Institute has been reconsidered. Before the standards were revised in 2008, the standards had been given F after F after F. The … Continue reading →

His noodly appendage compels me to post this … about prayer in Florida schools. His noodly appendage compels me to post this … about prayer in Florida schools.

Anyone know about this First Coast Creation Society? I never heard of them before. Chemist and creationist Jonathan Sarfati will be the guest speaker at three Sunday events in Jacksonville, according to the First Coast Creation Society.

Here’s a story in the University of South Florida paper The Oracle about NCSE’s Dr. Eugenie Scott’s upcoming appearance there: Evolution expert seeks to inform creationists Bird said Scott is one of the most famous and internationally known faces in … Continue reading →

As I stared at our science standards’ new D grade from the Fordham Foundation, I had vague recollections that a couple of Fordham’s reviewers had looked over the standards back when they were being revised. They were quite enthused by … Continue reading →

The education reporters at the Orlando Sentinel are on the ball. They already have a reaction to Thomas B. Fordham Institute’s review of our state science standards, which gave the standards a D grade. The Florida Department of Education called … Continue reading →

Florida’s science standards were dismal. The Thomas B. Fordham Institute regularly reviews/grades all states’ science standards and for the entire life of that report Florida’s standards were given F after F. This year is the first time our standards are … Continue reading →

Pastors unconvinced about evolution, LifeWay survey shows; but they’re split on earth’s age: Pastors overwhelmingly believe that God did not use evolution to create humans and think Adam and Eve were literal people, according to a survey by LifeWay Research. … Continue reading →