Some observers have commented that nothing new or noteworthy emerged from the November 19, 2008 session of the Texas State Board of Education (SBOE).
Well, maybe this isn’t new, but I think it deserves notice:
Despite the overwhelming imbalance of testimony favoring standards that would support the teaching of real science in Texas, newspaper stories have managed [...]
Category Archives: Politics
fair, or “balanced”?
November 23, 2008 – 2:54 pm
TX Gov names (fundamentalist?) Chair of Higher Education board
November 16, 2008 – 10:40 pm
Texas Governor Rick Perry has appointed A. W. “Whit” Riter III of Tyler (TX) chairman of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB).
Does this have repercussions for the attempt by the Institute for Creation Research to get accreditation for its distance education masters degree program for certification for “science education” teachers?
fruit flies, & Creationist Palin’s science ignorance
October 26, 2008 – 9:52 am
Palin’s non-understanding of science was dramatically displayed in her first policy speech of the campaighn Friday, Oct. 24. Her subject was federal policy to provide for children with special needs, for which she pledged:
VP candidate Palin supports teaching “creation science”
August 29, 2008 – 10:05 pm
Click here for post on wired.com.
Here’s what she said, as reported by the Anchorage Daily News:
Teach both. You know, don’t be afraid of information. Healthy debate is so important and it’s so valuable in our schools. I am a proponent of teaching both. And you know, I say this too as the daughter [...]
Texas GOP: NCLB “a massive failure, should be abolished”
June 22, 2008 – 12:06 pm
Although my previous post highlights what the Texas 2008 Republican Platform says about “Theories of Origin,” the biggest headline in the Education pages of that platform is surely their statement that
The No Child Left Behind Act has been a massive failure and should be abolished.
Recall that this law was George W. Bush’s signature piece of [...]
genetic factors in political orientation?
May 6, 2008 – 8:18 pm
An article by Jim Giles published in New Scientist, and posted by the Center for Genetics and Society, surveys a variety of studies leading some people to see genetic factors in political inclinations, including liberal v. conservative, and likelihood to participate or not.
The studies include twin studies, gene studies and personality studies. This calls for [...]
