Category Archives: In the News

Space Week

Posted on November 29, 2007 by Brandon Haught

Science is a hands-on field of study. Kids need to do it to learn it. That’s where Space Week comes in. Becoming the next generation of NASA astronauts was a goal on the minds of many of the 700 Brevard … Continue reading →

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Evolution research in the news

Posted on November 29, 2007 by Brandon Haught

For your reading pleasure, here are a couple of science-related news articles that specifically mention that scary word: evolution. Articles related to intelligent design discoveries and achievements? Zero. I’ll keep looking, though. 😉 In the first case we have hereditary … Continue reading →

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Polk County update

Posted on November 21, 2007 by Brandon Haught

A school board meeting was held yesterday in Polk County. It was one of those long affairs as it was the annual organization meeting where officers are voted on and such. Science never came up. Then the public comment period … Continue reading →

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Polk County on alert

Posted on November 20, 2007 by Brandon Haught

I had posted before about a Polk County school board member, Kay Fields, who expressed an interest in intelligent design. Well, the situation just got a whole lot worse. The local newspaper there, the Lakeland Ledger, asked the other board … Continue reading →

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Latest news story

Posted on November 17, 2007 by Brandon Haught

TV station Bay News 9 ran a piece on the state science standards, choosing to make the story a dueling quotes war between FCS member Johnathan Smith and Polk County school board member Kay Fields. “To me, just showing evolution … Continue reading →

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A real head-scratcher

Posted on November 15, 2007 by Brandon Haught

A central Florida TV station has a short writeup on its website entitled Creationism Vs. Evolution. That headline is the first problem. It’s unfortunate that the media so often likes to present a so-called “balanced” story. Creationism is not going to … Continue reading →

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Florida sex education study

Posted on November 6, 2007 by Brandon Haught

The University of Florida recently released the findings of a study on just how much and what kind of sex education is taught in Florida’s public schools. It doesn’t look good for Florida’s students. Even though most parents apparently want … Continue reading →

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Education Week story about Fl. standards

Posted on November 1, 2007 by Brandon Haught

Education Week published a story about the new draft of Florida science standards. Definitely worth taking a few minutes to read. The committee has spoken. Now it’s the Florida public’s turn—and, when it comes to evolution, there’s a lot to … Continue reading →

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