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Meanwhile in Clay County: the teaching of evolution is “intellectually deceptive”
Evolution fires suddenly seem to be popping up everywhere. The latest controversy over the teaching of evolution in public schools just happened in Clay County, which is nestled between Jacksonville to the northeast and Gainesville to the southwest. The Clay … Continue reading
Antiscience Bills Update 12/8/17
Here’s a quick update on the bills we’re watching in the Florida legislature. The legislative session doesn’t actually kick off until Jan. 8 but bills can be pre-filed in preparation for the session and those bills can be assigned to … Continue reading
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“Florida’s Bible belt runs the show in Tallahassee”
Most Floridians are still enjoying their turkey eating and deal hunting and so not much is developing concerning the filing in our state legislature of an “academic freedom act” bill by Sen. Dennis Baxley. It was introduced quietly last Friday … Continue reading
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The controversy “will never be over”
The Orlando Sentinel’s School Zone blog posted a short story about the new “controversial theories” bill recently filed by Sen. Dennis Baxley:Â Sen. Baxley files school bill to require ‘controversial’ science topics be taught in ‘balanced’ way. State Sen. Dennis Baxley, … Continue reading
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“Controversial theories” science education bill filed in Florida senate
We’ve got a live one. This past Friday Sen. Dennis Baxley filed a bill in our state legislature concerning public education. Senate Bill 966’s purpose is to revise “the Next Generation Sunshine State Standards; providing that such standards are the … Continue reading