Board to discuss draft of science standards

[atommom]

The good news is that the co-chair claims that the teaching of intelligent design is not on the table. But he says that the differences among the board members are making for "rich" discussion.

The science debate is returning to the Kansas Board of Education in Topeka. The board will get its first chance Tuesday to discuss publicly the initial draft of a proposal for revised science standards.

Four public hearings will be held in January across the state. The locations have not been announced. The board's time line calls for an external review and a final recommendation from the committee in May with board action in June. <snip>

The areas of disagreement have revolved around the evolution theory and the history and nature of science, Case said.

Moderates regained a majority on the state board in 2001, overturning standards adopted in 1999 that de-emphasized evolution and led to worldwide publicity. Recent elections will return the majority to conservatives on Jan. 1.

http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=13519749&BRD=1459&PAG=461&dept_id=155725&rfi=6

You can view the science standards online at:
http://www.ksde.org/outcomes/science.html

[LongTomH]

1. Kansas Citizens For Science

http://www.kcfs.org

Can I put in a plug for this organization? They were formed to fight the first attempts to introduce creationism into the Kansas science curriculum.

[atommom]

2. I should have included their link too! Thanks for posting it. nt