Tag: Texas State Board of Education

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
October 24, 2022

Categories
Evolution
Human Origins and Anthropology
Tagged
, apes, Charles Darwin, fossil record, Fossils and Human Evolution (series), gradualism, Harvard University, Henry Gee, hominids, Homo erectus, Homo sapiens, human evolution, human origins, humans, jaws, Nature (journal), Neanderthals, paleoanthropology, Richard Lewontin, Ronald Wetherington, skulls, Southern Methodist University, Stephen Jay Gould, Texas State Board of Education, textbooks}

Do Fossils Demonstrate Human Evolution? Let’s Consider the Technical Literature

_{Casey Luskin
October 24, 2022

Evolution, Human Origins and Anthropology

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Far from “a nice clean example” of “gradualistic evolutionary change” that has “no gaps,” the fossil record shows a dramatic discontinuity. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
January 26, 2019

Categories
Faith & Science
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, __cedited, Darwin-skeptics, education, Flat Earth myth, ID the Future, lunar eclipse, Michael Keas, Middle Ages, Moon, Myth of the Dark Ages, pedagogy, podcast, Texas State Board of Education}

Listen: “Not Dark Ages After All”

_{David Klinghoffer
January 26, 2019

Faith & Science, Physical Sciences

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Educated people in the medieval period were well aware that the Earth is round, a fact immediately evident when you see a lunar eclipse. Read More ›

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Author
Sarah Chaffee

Date
May 4, 2017

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Science Education
Scientific Freedom
Tagged
, __cedited, Board of Education, Center for Science and Culture, education, evolution, high school, TEKS, Texas State Board of Education}

Walter Bradley on Just “Memorizing Stuff” in Biology Education

_{Sarah Chaffee
May 4, 2017

Biology, Evolution, Science Education, Scientific Freedom

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As we’ve already noted, Texas recently concluded its science standards streamlining process. Read More ›

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Author
John G. West

Date
April 29, 2017

Categories
Evolution
Science Education
Science Reporting
Tagged
, __cedited, Discovery Institute, education, intelligent design, science, Texas State Board of Education}

Houston Chronicle, We’ve Got a Problem: Meet Fake News Reporter Andrea Zelinski

_{John G. West
April 29, 2017

Evolution, Science Education, Science Reporting

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Zelinski’s articles portray the science standards battle as a struggle to introduce creationism or intelligent design into Texas’s science curriculum. Read More ›

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Author
John G. West

Date
April 27, 2017

Categories
Evolution
Science Education
Science Reporting
Tagged
, __cedited, education, evolution, Texas State Board of Education, Zombie Science (book)}

Seems Like Old Times: Texas Media (Again) Miss the Real Story on State’s Science Standards

_{John G. West
April 27, 2017

Evolution, Science Education, Science Reporting

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At some point, you’d think reporters would be embarrassed about this sort of “zombie journalism.” Read More ›

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Author
Sarah Chaffee

Date
April 27, 2017

Categories
Evolution
Science
Science Education
Tagged
, __cedited, evolution, Science Education Policy, Texas State Board of Education}

A Closer Look — Evolution Advocates Spin Texas Science Standards

_{Sarah Chaffee
April 27, 2017

Evolution, Science, Science Education

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The Texas Board of Education voted last week to preserve requirements to exercise critical thinking on key evolution-related topics. Read More ›

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Date
April 26, 2017

Categories
Science Education
Science Reporting
Scientific Freedom
Tagged
, __cedited, education, evolution, natural selection, Texas State Board of Education}

Texas Education Board Member: What the Board REALLY Did on Teaching Evolution

_{Science & Culture
April 26, 2017

Science Education, Science Reporting, Scientific Freedom

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"The streamlined TEKS in biology continue to call for critical thinking in the study of theories such as evolution." Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan Witt

Date
April 20, 2017

Categories
Evolution
Science
Science Education
Tagged
, __cedited, education, evolution, Ide Trotter, Texas, Texas State Board of Education}

Our Day in Austin, Defending Critical Analysis of Evolution

_{Jonathan Witt
April 20, 2017

Evolution, Science, Science Education

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Here’s my quick take on the goings on, and on a Dallas Morning News story. Read More ›

Goddess of Liberty holding the lone star

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Author
Sarah Chaffee

Date
February 4, 2017

Categories
Evolution
Science Education
Science Reporting
Tagged
, __cedited, academic freedom, News, Texas, Texas State Board of Education}

Fact Check: No, the Texas Board of Education Has Not Authorized “Creationism” in Its Science Standards

_{Sarah Chaffee
February 4, 2017

Evolution, Science Education, Science Reporting

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The Texas Board of Education met this past week to discuss the streamlining of its science standards, greeted by much news attention. Read More ›

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Author
Sarah Chaffee

Date
October 14, 2016

Categories
Evolution
Science Education
Tagged
, __cedited, "teach the controversy", education policy, Local, Nation, Texas, Texas State Board of Education}

Gutting Texas Science Standards — Bad for Everyone

_{Sarah Chaffee
October 14, 2016

Evolution, Science Education

2}

Discovery Institute Senior Fellow Jonathan Witt weighs in on the current Texas science standards streamlining process. Read More ›