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The Orlando Sentinel has a “Friday Back Talk” section on the opinion page. The paper poses a question online, offers some multiple choice answers and then on Friday announces the results along with a handful of readers’ comments. This week … Continue reading →

As I’ve noted before, there is a bill in the state legislature that proposes to turn review and selection of all public school textbooks over to local school districts, removing state-level government from the process completely. In today’s Tampa Bay … Continue reading →

There’s a disconnect somewhere. As I’ve monitored the ups and downs of science education over the past several years, I’ve seen quite a few programs meant to capture students’ interest in pursuing science as a career. Here’s a recent example: … Continue reading →

The debate event between Bill Nye and Ken Ham attracted the notice of the Tampa Bay Times: Nye, Ham unearth age-old debate: Evolution vs. Creationism. Our very own Florida Citizens for Science vice president Jonathan Smith was asked for his … Continue reading →

State Sen. Alan Hays filed a bill that will change the way textbooks are selected in Florida. If approved, the bill would give local school boards full control over the process and the state Department of Education would have no … Continue reading →

For those of you who watched the debate last night I would like your opinions. Tell us who you think won the debate and why. Here is a latest opinion poll from Christian Today.

Orlando Sentinel columnist Beth Kassab takes a firm stance for science education and against creationism in today’s piece: Why are we still debating evolution in education? Florida Citizens for Science gets a mention at the end! I called [new Florida … Continue reading →

First, I invite you to read this Salon piece, Creationism, at taxpayer expense: Secrets of the GOP’s frightening new school voucher schemes. You can probably guess from the headline alone that the article takes a negative view of vouchers. For … Continue reading →