Category Archives: In the News

A short piece about our Florida science standards appeared on the science section of Wired online. I spoke with the writer, Brandon Keim, about a week ago, so I know he’s been working on this stuff for a little while … Continue reading →

Madison County school district doesn’t post agendas or minutes to their website that I could find. However, a commenter at Scott Hatfield’s Monkey Trials blog was kind enough to inform everyone that Madison County did actually pass an anti-evolution resolution … Continue reading →

The St. Petersburg Times did an interview with a science standards writer from the local area. Kathryn Bylsma seems a little bit muddled in her response to the questions about evolution. She correctly states that “In the science community, this … Continue reading →

Here’s an article in the My Clay Sun section of the Times-Union about the Clay County anti-evolution resolution approval. The board members clearly made themselves out to be clueless about science, and they didn’t seem to care if everyone knew … Continue reading →

An article in today’s Florida Today focuses on what evolution in the public schools means to Brevard County. The majority of quotes in the story are outstanding, and, quite frankly, reality based. Here’s a sample. Superintendent Richard DiPatri said the … Continue reading →

David Gibbs III of the Christian Law Association had submitted a legal memo to the Florida Board of Education a while ago trying to claim that evolution is a “belief system.” (previous post on who this guy is here.) Well, … Continue reading →