North Carolina has been building that educational pipeline for decades, and it’s paying off. That long term effort makes Kansas’s Bioscience Authority and similar one-off programs look like the stunts they are. And it is a cautionary tale to states like Florida and Texas, where science standards are currently under assault.<\/p>\n
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This is the time for people of good will to get involved. As the example of North Carolina shows, decisions made now will affect the Florida economy for decades. A bad choice by the Board will put Florida in the media spotlight usually reserved for Kansas creationists, while a wise decision could give the Sunshine state a bright future.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
This vendetta the anti-evolution crowd has against the new draft of the state science standards is not just a fight in the here and now. Their assault on science they quite frankly don’t understand could affect our future. 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