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Don't Let Creationism Sneak Into Texas Science Clasrooms
  1. Signatures
    182 out of 200
    Petitioning
    1. Texas State Board of Education
  2. Created By
    Carol Scott
    Washington, DC
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Feb 04, 2011

Infamous anti-evolution publisher Foundation for Thought and Ethics - whose book 'On Pandas and People' was ruled by a federal judge in 2005 to violate the Constitution if taught in public schools - had announced plans to submit curriculum material to the Texas state board of education. Not so fast, said the Texas Freedom Network. The group's awareness-raising work - as well as pressure from nearly 200 Change.org members - led to FTE announcing they'll pull back from efforts to get its Bible-based textbooks into the hands of Texas public schoolchildren.

 

Anti-evolution publisher Foundation for Thought and Ethics (FTE) is waging war on science education in Texas, the Texas Freedom Network is reporting.

FTE is best-known for their 'intelligent design' science textbook Of Pandas And People, which a federal judge ruled in 2005 could not be taught in public schools because it violated the Constitution.

Now, the same publisher has announced plans to submit creationist science curriculum material to the Texas State Board of Education later this year.

“Teaching inaccurate information rejected by the scientific community would be a huge disservice to Texas kids and a major setback for science education everywhere,” said Kathy Miller, president of the Texas Freedom Network.

It's up to advocates, scientists, students and Change.org members to tell the board that Pandas - or anything like it - is unacceptable when it comes to teaching science in Texas. 

Tell the Texas board of education to pick science materials from reputable publishers only.

 

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Don't Let Creationism Sneak Into Texas Science Clasrooms

Greetings,

I am writing to urge the Texas state board of education to dismiss any science education materials submitted by anti-evolution publisher Foundation for Thought and Ethics (FTE).

FTE is best-known for their 'intelligent design' science textbook Of Pandas And People, which a federal judge ruled in 2005 could not be taught in public schools because it violated the Constitution. That landmark Dover, Pennsylvania case found that 'intelligent design' is a religious belief, not a scientific theory, and that the book's publishers had replaced the word 'creationism' with 'intelligent design' in an attempt to cover up their attempts at proselytizing.

FTE now plans to submit creationist science curriculum material to the Texas State Board of Education later this year, the Texas Freedom Network is reporting.

“Teaching inaccurate information rejected by the scientific community would be a huge disservice to Texas kids and a major setback for science education everywhere,” said Kathy Miller, president of the Texas Freedom Network.

Take a stand for science - and for Texas students. Please choose science materials from reputable publishers only. Thank you.

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