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Teaching evolution: Legal victories aren't enough

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May 19, 2008
        
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In recent years, US courts have consistently ruled that teaching explicitly religious alternatives to evolution in public schools is a violation of the Establishment Clause of the Constitution. But in a new essay published in the open-access journal PLoS Biology, political scientist Michael... [read full story]                    

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The Classroom as Frontline

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Many High School Biology Teachers Still Teach Creationism

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The Classroom as Frontline

genome-technology.com
May 20, 2008
        

While teaching evolution is doing well in court, it may be losing in the classroom, says an essay in PLoS Biology. The authors from Penn State surveyed high school teachers from across the US about if they teach evolution and how much time they spend on it, if they mention creationism or...

Teacher Certification: How to Keep Evolution in the High School Classroom [Mike the Mad Biologist]

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May 20, 2008
        

Make teachers take an evolutionary biology course in college. So say the authors of a recent PLoS Biology paper (italics mine): The majority of teachers, however, see evolution as central and essential to high school biology courses. Yet the amount of time devoted to evolutionary biology varies...

This Is Depressing

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May 20, 2008
        

Still too many: In the “first nationally representative survey of teachers concerning the teaching of evolution,” the authors show that one in eight high school biology teachers present creationism as a scientifically valid alternative to Darwinian evolution. While this number does not reflect...

1 in 8 U.S. science teachers teach Creationism in the classroom

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May 20, 2008
        

16% of US science teachers are creationists - being-human - 20 May 2008 - New Scientist Despite a court-ordered ban on the teaching of creationism in US schools, about one in eight high-school biology teachers still teach it as valid science, a survey reveals. And, although almost all teachers...

                   
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Creationists in the American classroom [Pharyngula]

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May 20, 2008
        

Here's the most depressing thing I've seen all week (and I'm grading genetics exams): it's the result of a national survey of high school biology teachers. At least 16% of our high school teachers are young earth creationists. Furthermore, 12% our our teachers are using biology classes in public...

                   
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Creationists in the American classroom

scienceblogs.com
May 20, 2008
        

Here's the most depressing thing I've seen all week (and I'm grading genetics exams): it's the result of a national survey of high school biology teachers. At least 16% of our high school teachers are young earth creationists. Furthermore, 12% our our teachers are using biology classes in public...

                   
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Evolution: Winning in Court But Losing In Class?

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May 20, 2008
        

In the perpetual fight over evolution in public schools, there is good news and bad news. The good news is that supporters of science education have largely been successful in shutting down creationist attempts to undermine evolution through state legislatures and state school boards. While there...

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warrenellis.com
May 20, 2008
        

Sigh. What does it say about the country that I’m surprised and relieved that it’s not more than that? I grew up in Kansas–pretty well known for its creationist leanings. I showed an interest in science from an early age, around 7 or 8. But in the Kansas educational system, you receive no science...

                   

Creationism 'Education' Still Widespread

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May 20, 2008
        

One in eight U.S. high school teachers presents creationism as a valid alternative to evolution, says a poll published in Public Library of Science Biology. Of more than 900 teachers who responded to a poll conducted by Penn State University political scientist Michael Berkman and colleagues, 32%...

16% of US science teachers are creationists

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May 20, 2008
        

News Type: Event — Seeded on Tue May 20, 2008 6:55 AM EDT Despite a court-ordered ban on the teaching of creationism in US schools, about one in eight high-school biology teachers still teach it as valid science, a survey reveals. And, although almost all teachers also taught evolution, those...

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