TEXAS TEXTBOOK ADOPTION IS A MAJOR VICTORY FOR SCIENCE EDUCATION

[callous taoboy]

TEXAS TEXTBOOK ADOPTION IS A MAJOR VICTORY FOR SCIENCE EDUCATION

No Compromise on Science Instruction about Evolution or Climate Change in Textbooks, TFN President Says


Moments ago the Texas State Board of Education cast a final vote to approve science textbooks based on established science. This is a huge victory for science education and all the Texas students who will have sound science materials in their classrooms for the next decade.

Predictably, there was a last-minute effort at the board to threaten two widely used textbooks. But that attack yielded no concessions from either publisher that would water down instruction on evolution or climate change. And ultimately, the board voted to approve all the proposed science textbooks.

More: http://tfninsider.org/2013/11/22/breaking-news-science-education-wins-in-texas/

This happened last week.

[JimboBillyBubbaBob]

1. Yahoooooooooo,

one piece at a time!

[louis-t]

2. Amazing, 'science'....in science books.

How could we let that happen????

[Ilsa]

3. This is GREAT news. Thank you! nt

[myrna minx]

4. K&R.

[madrchsod]

5. was this a free market solution?

did the book publisher decide it wasn't going to publish two versions of the book because it would cost to much?
i`m sure that was another big consideration.

[colsohlibgal]

6. Just Awesome News

I'm relieved we beat back these wacko people pushing creationism. As in the earth is only 6,000 years old. Facts don't dissuade these delusional people.

I swear these folks want to turn back to the 15th century when you could get in serious hot water for even suggesting that the earth rotated around the sun and not vice versa. It's the new no nothings crowd.

[callous taoboy]

7. Now watch the fight over what is / is not included in social studies...

S.S. textbook adoption debate will also be ugly.

[MisterP]

11. 17th century

[sakabatou]

8. Yes!

Now what about the other books?

[Warren DeMontague]

9. Man, what is it with Texas Schoolbooks?

They seem to be responsible for no end to trouble.

[hunter]

10. I haven't seen a high school biology text I like yet.

Most of them are arranged so teachers who are squeamish about evolution can lightly skip over it.

Evolution ought to be the foundation of any high school text. Every page ought to be saturated with it.

[Enthusiast]

12. This is encouraging.........nt

[Shankapotomus]

13. If Texas wasn't so messed up

from the religious right this would hardly have to be considered a "victory."

It's a given. Science textbooks should teach science.