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Momentous TX education hearing

A truly momentous and impressive public hearing by the Texas House Public Education Committee has just wrapped up in Austin (July 16, 2008). I did not hear all of it. I heard State Board chairman McLe… more »

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Momentous TX education hearing

Tony Whitson wrote 1 week ago: A truly momentous and impressive public hearing by the Texas House Public Education Committee has ju … more »

Tags: Blog, Creationism, curriculum, Education, English, Language Arts, Evolution, intelligent design, Politics of Education, Religion

TX House Committe testimony by Texas Citizens for Science — 2 comments

Tony Whitson wrote 1 week ago: Testimony by Steven D. Schafersman, president of Texas Citizens for Science, is now posted at the TC … more »

Tags: Blog, Creationism, curriculum, Education, English, Language Arts, Evolution, intelligent design, Politics of Education, Religion

teaching evolution controversy debate on CNN — 1 comment

Tony Whitson wrote 2 weeks ago: Here’s a five-minute debate: I don’t have time to comment now, so I’ll just post … more »

Tags: Blog, Creationism, Critical Thinking, Education, Evolution, Intellectual and Academic Freedom, intelligent design, Religion, Science

teaching about science and religion in the public schools — 2 comments

Tony Whitson wrote 3 weeks ago: Michael Dowd has left a comment on my previous post that I think deserves to be shared. The comment … more »

Tags: Blog, Creationism, Education, Evolution, ICR, Intellectual and Academic Freedom, Politics of Education, Religion, Science

Exorcist Governor defends anti-science law on TV (video) — 1 comment

Tony Whitson wrote 3 weeks ago: Here’s Louisiana’s exorcist Governor on CBS Face the Nation, defending the anti-science … more »

Tags: Blog, Creationism, Critical Thinking, Education, Evolution, Intellectual and Academic Freedom, intelligent design, Politics of Education, Religion

Anti-science law signed by Louisiana's exorcist Governor — 6 comments

Tony Whitson wrote 3 weeks ago: . As suggested in a previous post here,  there was some speculation that Louisiana’s … more »

Tags: Blog, Creationism, Education, Evolution, Intellectual and Academic Freedom, intelligent design, Politics of Education, Religion, Science

Louisiana Science Education Act - final text — 3 comments

Tony Whitson wrote 4 weeks ago: The LA site with the pdf file of the law wasn’t working when I created this post with the text … more »

Tags: Blog, Creationism, Education, Evolution, Intellectual and Academic Freedom, intelligent design, Politics of Education, Science, Louisiana

La's Bio-major Gov. signs anti-Biology law — 2 comments

Tony Whitson wrote 4 weeks ago: Louisiana’s Governor Bobby Jindal, who was himself a Biology student at Brown University, appa … more »

Tags: Blog, Creationism, Education, Evolution, Intellectual and Academic Freedom, intelligent design, Law & Policy, Politics of Education, Religion

like teaching Klingon in French class — 2 comments

Tony Whitson wrote 1 month ago: Lawrence Krauss has written a Commentary in the New Scientist magazine, where he’s critical of … more »

Tags: Blog, Creationism, Education, Evolution, Intellectual and Academic Freedom, jaw, Politics of Education, Religion, Science

Texas GOP: NCLB "a massive failure, should be abolished"

Tony Whitson wrote 1 month ago: Although my previous post highlights what the Texas 2008 Republican Platform says about “Theor … more »

Tags: Blog, Education, NCLB, Politics, Politics of Education, Texas

TX GOP 2008 platform on Education — 3 comments

Tony Whitson wrote 1 month ago: The Republican Party of Texas has now posted its State Party Platform for 2008. I have also excerpte … more »

Tags: Blog, Creationism, curriculum, Education, Evolution, Higher Education, NCLB, Politics of Education, Religion

Tom Chapin: "IT'S NOT ON THE TEST"

Tony Whitson wrote 3 months ago: You can play this video here, but be sure to visit Tom Chapin’s site for “It’s not … more »

Tags: Blog, curriculum, Educational Testing, Humor, Law & Policy, NCLB, Standards & Testing, Testing

Florida legislation (pending) on Teaching Evolution — 4 comments

Tony Whitson wrote 3 months ago: The Sensuous Curmudgeon reports that a committee of the Florida House has approved a bill on teachin … more »

Tags: Blog, Evolution, Intellectual and Academic Freedom, Science, Florida

Creationists' new legistlative maneuvering: state "Academic Freedom" acts — 6 comments

Tony Whitson wrote 3 months ago: The latest wave of anti-bioscience activity in the legislative arenas in several states is the Intro … more »

Tags: Blog, BookTV, Evolution, Intellectual and Academic Freedom, Politics of Education, Science, Ben Stein, expelled, Florida

Negative Implications Of No Child Left Behind: As Graduation Rates Go Down, School Ratings Go Up — 1 comment

Tony Whitson wrote 5 months ago: ScienceDaily (2008-02-16) — Texas’ public school accountability system, the model for th … more »

Tags: Blog, Education, NCLB, Standards & Testing

Creationist degree for science teachers: Trouble for Texas under NCLB? — 5 comments

Tony Whitson wrote 6 months ago: Would Texas state approval of the creationists’ masters degree program in “Science Educa … more »

Tags: Blog, Creationism, Evolution, Higher Education, ICR, NCLB, Science, Teacher Education

House NCLB chair Miller endorses Obama

Tony Whitson wrote 6 months ago: As reported in the San Jose Mercury News, Veteran legislator Rep. George Miller, D-Martinez [CA], ha … more »

Tags: Blog, NCLB, Politics of Education

Cato: CHOICE would prevent curriculum conflicts

Tony Whitson wrote 1 year ago: The Cato Institute has release a report titled Why We Fight: How Public Schools Cause Social Conflic … more »

Tags: Blog, Constitutional law, Evolution, Intellectual and Academic Freedom, jaw, Law & Policy, Politics of Education, school choice, School Vouchers

Kansas science - evolution standards months away — 3 comments

Tony Whitson wrote 1 year ago: ============ UPDATE: There are now indications that the Kansas Board’s action on science standards … more »

Tags: Blog, Evolution