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Final public meeting & final draft of standards
The final draft of the proposed new state science standards have been publicly released. This is the version that will be presented to the state board of education for its approval. Also, one last public meeting will be held concerning … Continue reading
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Loose lips and all that
The Florida Citizens for Science membership has been debating the authority of one school district’s order for its science teachers to stay mum when it comes to the media calling and asking about evolution. The Gradebook mentions that St. Petersburg … Continue reading
Posted in In the Classroom, Our Science Standards
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Article on Nassau County
I had already called a couple of days ago to confirm the Nassau County had in fact passed their anti-evolution resolution. But now their act is further confirmed in this news story. Board members voted unanimously Thursday to adopt the … Continue reading
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Lafayette County goes all out
The Lafayette County school board didn’t want to be outdone by anyone. They actually called a special meeting for the purpose of doing an anti-evolution resolution. The Lafayette County School Board unanimously adopted a resolution in protest of a proposed … Continue reading
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Heads-up: Anti-evolution heads south to Highlands County
The Tampa Tribune (Highlands Today) reports that Highlands County school board members need to learn their science. This is the first county that’s not in north Florida to have this discussion. They haven’t done a resolution yet, but they want … Continue reading
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Washington County: school board #9 on the anti-evolution train
The Washington County school board — yes, another county in North Florida — is apparently the latest school board to adopt an anti-evolution resolution. Unfortunately, the school system website doesn’t list board meeting agendas anywhere that I could find. I … Continue reading
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Superintendents aren’t Wired
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
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11th editorial, other tidbits
The 11th newspaper editorial supporting evolution in the schools appeared in the TCPalm today. Editorial: Science classes need to evolve And, since Charles Darwin’s “On the Origin of Species†was published in 1859, in which his theory of evolution was … Continue reading →