Category Archives: In the News

Balanced presentation policy?

Posted on June 21, 2007 by Brandon Haught

The Alachua County School Board met recently and judging from this story, it was a fightin’ affair from start to finish. All sorts of people were irritated about all sorts of things. Near the end of the story is an … Continue reading →

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Poking Yecke

Posted on June 12, 2007 by Brandon Haught

An Orlando Sentinel newspaper columnist pokes Cheri Yecke a little concerning the open education commissioner job: Keep an eye on . . . Cheri Yecke. The state’s education-commissioner job is vacant. And, as the state’s K-12 chancellor, Yecke might seem like … Continue reading →

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Florida twist on Creation Museum

Posted on June 10, 2007 by Brandon Haught

An article in the Orlando Sentinel talks about a theme park designer who made rides for Universal and had also made displays at the new Kentucky Creation “Museum.” Sad, sad stuff, but some good quotes from professor Lawrence Krauss. And … Continue reading →

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Teacher heading to astronaut training

Posted on June 10, 2007 by Brandon Haught

Congratulations, Janice Novello! LAKEWOOD RANCH – Janice Novello, a teacher at Dan Nolan Middle School, has been chosen to participate in a two-week astronaut training program at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, Ala. Novello was selected to … Continue reading →

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Another poll about evolution

Posted on June 8, 2007 by Brandon Haught

Yet another poll featuring opinions on evolution is trotted out to sell newspapers. As I’ve mentioned before, these polls are useless and annoying. They do spotlight a stunning ignorance of basic, accepted science, but they have nothing of value to … Continue reading →

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Solar powered kids need some gas!

Posted on May 30, 2007 by Brandon Haught

Some high school kids in Miami need your help. They want to participate in the Dell-Winston School Solar Car Challenge, a 1,600-mile race from Texas to New York. They spent a lot of time and effort designing and building their … Continue reading →

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Not all animals eat out of a bowl

Posted on May 26, 2007 by Brandon Haught

A biology teacher attracted some attention recently when he showed students a boa python eating a rabbit. Live. It seems that a video of the demonstration shot by a student was posted to YouTube and the video may have been … Continue reading →

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2007 science FCAT scores

Posted on May 23, 2007 by Brandon Haught

Florida’s science FCAT scores were released today. For those who don’t know, the FCAT is the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test given annually to all Florida public school children in grades 3 through 11. The FCAT is supposed to measure what … Continue reading →

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