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Listen: “You Really Shouldn’t Be Presenting Intelligent Design in Public Schools”

So says Center for Science & Culture Associate Director John West in reply to an educator’s question. Read More ›
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Curricula on Intelligent Design Are Urgently Needed — And Here They Are!

My own journey to learning about intelligent design began in high school. Read More ›
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In Science Education, Academic Freedom Makes Progress Across America

Sarah Chaffee spoke to AF proponents in Alabama, Oklahoma, and Texas. Read More ›
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Schools Don’t Teach Evolution Dogmatically Because They’re…Underfunded?

National Center for Science Education links evolution "avoidance" with "inadequate supplies, inadequate support, hungry students." Read More ›
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State Action on Science Education: 2017 in a Nutshell

All this represents movement toward the ultimate goal: the best science education for public school students around the country. Read More ›
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Euthanasia Reveals Atheism’s Moral Confusion

Jerry Coyne is surprised at the outrage that atheist ethicist Peter Singer has received for advocacy of infant euthanasia. Read More ›
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On Controversial Science, Skepticism Is Now “Social Deviance,” Skeptics Are “Weeds”

Our friend and contributor Denyse O’Leary has a sensitive ear. Read More ›
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Dembski and Wells’s The Design of Life: Advanced Online Curriculum Available Now!

Delve into the data surrounding the origin of life, specified and irreducible complexity, genetics, the fossil record, human origins, natural selection, and more. Read More ›
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Evolution Out of the Curriculum? If So, a Bad Idea from Turkey

The fact that evolution is both important and “controversial” is one reason we strongly favor teaching it thoroughly in high school biology classes. Read More ›
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CNN: National Center for Science Education “Promotes Science Over Ideology”; What!?

A CNN story laments that some teachers and students are skeptical of climate change. Read More ›

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