According to Red State Rabble, the Kansas State Board of Education has adopted a new set of standards that undoes the damage done by creationists, and assures that science classes will actually be teaching science. It was only a 6-4 victory, though, indicating the forces of politicized ignorance still have a strong presence there in the heartland. But for now, students from that state won't find schools actually making them stupid, however much they may not appreciate it.
In commemoration of this event, one day after Darwin Day, allow me to post the following inspirational message, shamelessly ganked from somebody's MySpace page.
Heard this on NPR today. Great news. The margin of victory is disturbing though.
ReplyDeleteNot anything profound, but just to say, that graphic has had me laughing for the last few days!
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