Woohoo! A Win for Science in Louisiana
This is great news, but like rust young earth creationists never sleep…. as we celebrate this victory for science and reason, we must still prepare for the the next battle shaping against the know nothings.
The theory of evolution has survived the latest attack in the struggle to insert creationism-flavored themes into science classrooms.
On Tuesday, a committee of Louisiana’s school board recommended in a 6-to-1 vote that the state approve purchase of industry-standard textbooks on evolution, which have been attacked by Christian conservatives for failing to teach the “controversy” about evolution.
“That sent a strong signal from the Louisiana board of education that they want accurate science taught in the classrooms, and that publishers don’t need to put in these creationists’ critiques,” Joshua Rosenau, the programs and policy director of the National Center for Science Education, told me.
Today, the full board voted 8-2 to approve the recommendation.