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The Gainesville Sun has been running a series of guest opinion pieces concerning the evolution/creationism controversy. This one by Amanda McIntosh is a garbled mess of reasoning. On the other hand, the one by Gregory Mead had me cheering. In … Continue reading →

Yes, we here at Florida Citizens for Science want your lousy artwork, but at the same time we want your great ideas. The Stick Science Cartoon Contest is a mere two weeks away from deadline. Last year we had folks … Continue reading →

We learned earlier that some candidates for various Alachua County school board seats had no problem with teaching creationism in the public schools. However, that article was unclear who exactly thought what. A Gainesville Sun article today gives us a … Continue reading →

Orlando Sentinel education reporter Dave Weber recently posted on the newspaper’s education blog about a variety of tips and juicy tidbits he’s been getting about Seminole County school board candidates. Not satisfied with just passing along the tips to his … Continue reading →

In a “know your candidates” feature at the St. Petersburg Times website, school board candidates were asked several questions, one of them being: “Should schools teach creationism in science?” District 3 candidates said: Cynthia Armstrong “I do not believe that … Continue reading →

We are already aware of John Tracy running for a school board seat in Pasco County. But the article linked in that previous post was from October of last year. An article today leaves no doubt about Tracy’s stance on … Continue reading →

Paul Cottle and I have been discussing the pros and cons of the National Science Standards and whether it could be beneficial to science education if the state adopted them in 2011. Paul makes a convincing case why we should. Some would suggest that we have spent … Continue reading →

A recent forum for Alachua County school board candidates brought out the following tidbit: Some of the candidates thought creationism has a place in public school education, with others saying it should be taught in a class that discusses theories … Continue reading →