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Steve Newton
06.12.2008

Creationist bill passed by Louisiana House of Representatives


On June 11, 2008, with less than two weeks left in the legislative calendar, the Louisiana House of Representatives passed Senate Bill 733, a bill which opens the door to creationism in public school science classes. The bill, sponsored in the House by Rep. Frank Hoffman and in the Senate by Sen.

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NCSE Staff
06.09.2008

Editorials on the impending struggle in Texas


In the wake of the June 4, 2008, report in The New York Times on the impending struggle over the presence of "strengths and weaknesses" language in the Texas state science standards, the Times addressed the issue editorially, writing (June 7, 2008), "The Texas State Board of Education is again considering a science curriculum that teaches the 'strengths and weaknesses' of evolution, setting an example that several other states are likely to follow.

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NCSE Staff
06.06.2008

A second antievolution bill in Michigan


Senate Bill 1361, introduced in the Michigan Senate on June 3, 2008, and referred to the Senate Committee on Education, is yet another "academic freedom" bill aimed at undermining the teaching of evolution.

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NCSE Staff
06.05.2008

Antievolution legislation in South Carolina dies


When the South Carolina legislature adjourned on June 5, 2008, Senate Bill 1386 died in committee.

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NCSE Staff
06.05.2008

Concern mounting about Texas state science standards


"A battle looms in Texas over science textbooks that teach evolution," Laura Beil reports in the June 4, 2008, issue of The New York Times, "and the wrestle for control seizes on three words.

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