2009/04/02 by Yudhijit Bhattacharjee · 1 citation
Arts and Humanities · Psychology · Mathematics · #Evolution and Science Education #Creationism #Fossil Record #Intelligent design #Block (permutation group theory) #Environmental ethics #History #Mathematics education #Earth science #Paleontology #Geology #Psychology #Philosophy #Mathematics
paper · doi:10.1126/science.324.5923.25a
openalex publication_date 2009/04/02 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/23
New science standards for Texas schools strike a major blow to the teaching of evolution, say scientists and educators who last week tried unsuccessfully to block the adoption of last-minute amendments aimed at providing an opening for the teaching of creationism. The standards incorporate talking points from the intelligent design literature, including doubt that the fossil record provides convincing evidence of evolution. Supporters of the new standards, who prevailed on 27 March by a vote of 13 to 2, say the next step will be to press publishers to modify biology textbooks.