Culture

We often focus on individual issues: The latest headline on faith in science in public schools, the latest research paper on biological systems, or the latest book on evolutionary theory. We live in a world of fast-paced news and sound bites. How often do we step back and think about why these issues are in the news?

An academic freedom bill passed out of the Tennessee House Education Committee today by a vote of 9-4. This follows after scientists and educators testified in support of the bill at a hearing 2 weeks ago. The bill states: Neither the state board of education, nor any public elementary or secondary school governing authority, director of schools, school system administrator, or any public elementary or secondary school principal or administrator shall prohibit any teacher in a public school system of this state from helping students understand, analyze, critique, and review in an objective manner the scientific strengths and scientific weaknesses of existing scientific theories covered in the course being taught. As discussed here, a lot of misinformation has been promoted Read More ›