Tag: Louisiana Science Education Act

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Author
Sarah Chaffee

Date
December 12, 2025

Categories
Intelligent Design
Science Education
Scientific Freedom
Tagged
, academic freedom, Alabama, biologic institute, California Science Center, Casey Luskin, Charles Marshall, Cornell University, Darwin’s Dilemma, Darwin’s Doubt, Discovery Institute, education, George Church, Granville Sewell, Illustra Media, intelligent design, John E. Jones, junk DNA, Kevin Padian, Kitzmiller v. Dover, Louisiana, Louisiana Science Education Act, Martin Gaskell, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, National Center for Science Education, Nature (journal), New Mexico, Nick Matzke, Pennsylvania, public policy, South Carolina, Ten Myths About Dover, Tennessee, Texas, Thomas Nagel, Times Literary Supplement, University of Kentucky}

Ten Myths About Dover: No. 10, “The Intelligent Design Movement Died After Dover”

_{Sarah Chaffee
December 12, 2025

Intelligent Design, Science Education, Scientific Freedom

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In December 2005, Judge John E. Jones ruled that intelligent design is not science, but religion. Critics predicted this would mean the end of the ID movement. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
March 14, 2024

Categories
Evolution
Science Education
Tagged
, academic freedom, ACLU, Alabama, creation science, creationism, Discovery Institute, educators, Edwards v. Aguillard, Indiana, intelligent design, Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District, law, lawsuits, legislators, Louisiana, Louisiana Science Education Act, Mississippi, persecution, policymakers, politicization, public education, religious beliefs, Science Education Policy, scientific theories, strengths and weaknesses, Supreme Court, Tennessee, West Virginia}

West Virginia Passes Bill Protecting Teacher Rights to Answer Student Questions on “Scientific Theories”

_{Casey Luskin
March 14, 2024

Evolution, Science Education

12}

West Virginia joins Tennessee, Louisiana, Alabama, Indiana, and Mississippi to become the sixth state to adopt some form of an academic freedom policy. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
November 8, 2019

Categories
Science Education
Tagged
, __edited, Alabama, Christianity Today, Darwin on Trial, Darwinian evolution, Doubts About Darwin, education, Edwards v. Aguillard, intelligent design, Judge John E. Jones, Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District, Louisiana Science Education Act, Pennsylvania, Phillip E. Johnson, Rick Santorum, Santorum Amendment, Stephen Jay Gould, Supreme Court, Thomas Woodward, U.S. Senate, University of Chicago}

Phillip Johnson’s Legacy in Science Education and the Law

_{Casey Luskin
November 8, 2019

Science Education

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A Christianity Today obituary contains some misstatements about the law and legislative history regarding evolution education. Read More ›

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Author
Sarah Chaffee

Date
September 23, 2019

Categories
Biology
Science Education
Scientific Freedom
Tagged
, __edited, David Klinghoffer, evolution, Francis Crick, intelligent design, J. Budziszewski, Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District, Louisiana Science Education Act, Massachusetts, Neo-Darwinism, public education, Royal Society, teachers, Theodosius Dobzhansky, University of Texas}

When Biologists Speak to Biology Teachers, Cont.

_{Sarah Chaffee
September 23, 2019

Biology, Science Education, Scientific Freedom

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As University of Texas political philosopher J. Budziszewski points out, some scientists modify their message on evolution when speaking to the teachers. Read More ›

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Author
Sarah Chaffee

Date
April 1, 2019

Categories
Science Education
Scientific Freedom
Tagged
, __k-review, academic freedom bills, creationism, Donald Trump, Edwards v. Aguillard, evolution, fake news, First Amendment, Genesis, intelligent design, journalism, law, lawyer, legislation, Louisiana Science Education Act, mainstream science, Neo-Darwinism, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Supreme Court, Tennessee, United States, Zack Kopplin}

On Academic Freedom Laws, National Law Review Takes a Tumble

_{Sarah Chaffee
April 1, 2019

Science Education, Scientific Freedom

6}

What a mess would-be attorney Megan Sullivan has made of her research. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
August 5, 2018

Categories
Biology
Science Education
Tagged
, __k-review, academic freedom, Arizona, creationism, Discovery Institute, education, evolution, Granville Sewell, gravity, high school, hysteria, lawmakers, legislation, Louisiana Science Education Act, Neo-Darwinism, Sarah Chaffee, teachers, Tennessee, textbook, The American Spectator}

Chaffee, Sewell: “Evolution — More Certain Than Gravity?”

_{David Klinghoffer
August 5, 2018

Biology, Science Education

3}

“Imagine two science teachers. Mr. Smith expects students simply to memorize and correctly regurgitate.” Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
July 10, 2018

Categories
Evolution
Science Education
Scientific Freedom
Tagged
, __k-review, academic freedom, automobiles, cars, education, evolution, Granville Sewell, Louisiana, Louisiana Science Education Act, natural selection, placental mammals, students, teachers}

Here, Evidently, Is How They Teach Evolution at Louisiana State University

_{David Klinghoffer
July 10, 2018

Evolution, Science Education, Scientific Freedom

4}

This has got to be one of the dopiest, most simple-minded presentations of the subject that I’ve seen. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
June 27, 2018

Categories
Evolution
Science Education
Tagged
, __k-review, anniversary, Charles Darwin, creationists, Darwinists, Democrats, education, evidence, fundamentalists, ID the Future, John West, Louisiana, Louisiana Science Education Act, podcast, science, science denial, scientists, stereotypes, Zack Kopplin}

West: Louisiana Science Education Act Is Important as a “Stereotype Breaker”

_{David Klinghoffer
June 27, 2018

Evolution, Science Education

2}

It was a turning point in the effort to secure academic freedom for science teachers. Read More ›

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Date
June 25, 2018

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Science Education
Scientific Freedom
Zoology
Tagged
, __k-review, academic freedom, anniversary, Cambrian Explosion, education, evolutionary theory, fossils, Free Science, ID the Future, intelligent design, legislation, Louisiana, Louisiana Science Education Act, Sarah Chaffee, science, science standards, scientists}

Listen: Wade Warren on 10th Anniversary of LSEA

_{Science & Culture
June 25, 2018

Biology, Evolution, Science Education, Scientific Freedom, Zoology

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The LSEA gave teachers freedom to teach about both the scientific strengths and weaknesses of evolutionary theory. Read More ›

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Author
Sarah Chaffee

Date
June 25, 2018

Categories
Science Education
Tagged
, __k-review, academic freedom, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Center for Science and Culture, creationism, critical thinking, education, evolution, evolutionary theory, Free Science, intelligent design, lawsuits, Louisiana, Louisiana Science Education Act, religion, science denial, scientific inquiry, students, teachers, Tennessee, Zack Kopplin}

Louisiana Science Education Act Celebrates Its Tenth Anniversary

_{Sarah Chaffee
June 25, 2018

Science Education

3}

The LSEA demonstrates that we don’t have to teach evolution dogmatically in public schools. Read More ›