State Board of Education Seat is Not a Pulpit
Responding to the Texas state Senate failing to confirm religious antievolutionist Don McLeroy as chair of the State Board of
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Texas: Texas Freedom Network Blogs on Hearings
Check it out. There are several posts summarizing the action at the State Board of Education hearings earlier today.
Read moreTexas: Religious Antievolution’s Silly Season
An astounding experience related by Nelson Thompson in a previous thread deserves more attention. A recent experience has shown me
Read moreTexas: Ken Mercer Confirms “Weaknesses” are Old-School Religious Antievolution Arguments
Texas State Board of Education Member Ken Mercer has an op-ed piece in the San Antonio Express-News. You may recall
Read moreTexas: Your “Weaknesses” Are Weak — And Old, Too
Yesterday, the Texas State Board of Education had a hearing on the science curriculum. As expected, the big issue was
Read moreTexas: 19 Out of 20 Science Professors Prefer Science
Dr. Raymond Eve of the University of Texas at Arlington conducted a survey of Texas science professors on whether evolutionary
Read moreTexas: “Zombie Jamboree in Texas”
Glenn Branch, Deputy Director of the National Center for Science Education, has a blog post in the Beacon Broadside, “Zombie
Read moreMore DI Misinformation
Yes, there’s another post at the Discovery Institute blog. This one is by Rob Crowther, and it seeks to reassure
Read moreTexas: Getting Involved
I got a call today from a friend in Texas who until recently was a high school science and math
Read moreTexas: A Word from the Pro-Science Side, Too
The Waco Tribune had two op-eds, the one I noted earlier from antievolutionist Don McLeroy, but also one from Daniel
Read moreTexas: McLeroy Speaks Out
The Waco Tribune published an op-ed piece by SBOE Chair Don McLeroy. I’m too worn out right now for a
Read moreTexas: The Science Textbook Review Panel
[Correction: the panel in question is a science curriculum review panel.] Six people were appointed. An earlier post took up
Read moreTexas: Houston Chronicle Endorses Laura Ewing
The Houston Chronicle endorsed Laura Ewing for the District 7 State Board of Education race. There’s an additional bit quoted
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