Teaching Evolution? Many High School Biology Teachers Include Creationism In Their Curriculum
Tuesday, May 20, 2008 - 10:21
in Mathematics & Economics
In recent years, US courts have consistently ruled that teaching explicitly religious alternatives to evolution in public schools is a violation of the Establishment Clause of the Constitution. But now a political scientist show that despite these many legal victories, a surprising number of public high school biology teachers still include creationism or intelligent design in their curriculum.
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