Monthly Archives: January 2008

Washington County: school board #9 on the anti-evolution train

Posted on January 23, 2008 by Brandon Haught

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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Nassau County meeting Thursday

Posted on January 23, 2008 by Brandon Haught

This is a reminder that the Nassau County school board will be meeting tomorrow (Thursday), and one item on the agenda is an anti-evolution resolution. If you are in the area, please attend. The meeting is at 6:30 p.m. at … Continue reading →

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11th editorial, other tidbits

Posted on January 23, 2008 by Brandon Haught

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 →

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Superintendents aren’t Wired

Posted on January 22, 2008 by Brandon Haught

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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Taking apart Gibbs and Grubbs

Posted on January 21, 2008 by Brandon Haught

The Gradebook has a follow-up post about the Gibbs and Grubbs “legal” memos [previous post on this here]. This time FSU law Professor Steven G. Gey is featured, and he completely rips apart Gibbs’ and Grubbs’ arguments. It’s a good … Continue reading →

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Another resolution slipped in

Posted on January 21, 2008 by Brandon Haught

Madison County school district doesn’t post agendas or minutes to their website that I could find. However, a commenter at Scott Hatfield’s Monkey Trials blog was kind enough to inform everyone that Madison County did actually pass an anti-evolution resolution … Continue reading →

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Interview with a science standards writer

Posted on January 19, 2008 by Brandon Haught

The St. Petersburg Times did an interview with a science standards writer from the local area. Kathryn Bylsma seems a little bit muddled in her response to the questions about evolution. She correctly states that “In the science community, this … Continue reading →

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A letter to the editor worth noting

Posted on January 19, 2008 by Brandon Haught

I’ve been staying away from posting letters to the editor on this blog, because there are so many of them. But this one I thought was worth taking note of due in part to what it says and in part … Continue reading →

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