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Anti-Evolution Bill Still A Fruitless Exercise
A bill aimed at undercutting acceptance of evolution in Florida science classes, which kicked up a fuss but didn't pass in the Florida Legislature last year, apparently is going nowhere this year. ...more
March 28, 2009
Evolution Bill Quietly Filed In State Senate
State Sen Steve Wise, R-Jacksonville has quietly filed legislation that would change the way Florida schools teach Charles Darwin's theory of evolution. And though it has yet to have its first hearing, the bill has the science community is up in arms. ...more
March 27, 2009
Writer Takes Scientific Inquiry Into Christianity
"The Physics of Christianity" by Frank J. Tipler (Doubleday, $15.95) ...more
August 24, 2008
Critics Say Evolution Fight Not Over Yet
The state Board of Education voted Tuesday to add evolution to Florida's standards for teaching science to K-12 students, but defined it as a "scientific theory," a compromise that did little to appease opponents of the plan. ...more
February 20, 2008
State Board Approves Revised Science Standards
Starting next year, science students will learn about the theory of evolution in their classrooms. ...more
February 19, 2008
State Board To Qualify 'Evolution' With 'Theory Of'
TALLAHASSEE -- The state Board of Education voted 4-3 to write the teaching of evolution into the state's standards for teaching science to K-12 students -- but qualified its vote by adopting a proposal to add the words "scientific theory of" before the word "evolution." ...more
February 19, 2008
State Board May Label Evolution Standards As 'Theory'
TALLAHASSEE (AP) The State Board of Education is scheduled to vote Tuesday whether to place the words "scientific theory of" in front of the term "evolution" in proposed science standards. ...more
February 19, 2008
Stand Strong On Science Standards To Make Florida Kids Competitive
Science classes in Florida public schools are among the weakest in the nation, despite taxpayer-funded initiatives to make the state a major hub for biotech and bioscience. ...more
February 19, 2008
Teaching Evolution Debate Takes Center Stage
TALLAHASSEE - The State Board of Education is scheduled to vote today whether to place the words "scientific theory of" in front of the term "evolution" in proposed science standards. ...more
February 18, 2008
Evolution Is 'Theory' In Name Only
On Tuesday, Florida's State Board of Education will adopt new standards pertaining to the teaching of science in our state's public schools. Most significantly, the new standards are expected to acknowledge that evolution is the fundamental concept underlying all of biology. ...more
February 18, 2008
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