School District Challenges Darwin's Theory
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A Pennsylvania school district Friday defended its decision to discount Charles Darwin's theory of evolution and teach what critics say is a version of creationism.
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The National Academy of Sciences on Thursday issued a spirited defense of evolution as the bedrock principle of modern biology, arguing that it, not creationism, must be taught in public school science classes.
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Alan Johnson is urged to allow teachers to use creationist materials in class to foster debate on Darwinism.
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Despite renewed controversies across the country over how the creation of the universe is taught, S. Blaire Hedges, Penn State biology professor, said the university will continue teaching the theory of evolution as it always has.
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Georgia is caught up in another dispute over whether and how evolution should be taught in biology classes. This time, the argument is over a Cobb County school official&#39;s decision to put stickers in textbooks
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A public school board in Georgia  violated the U.S. Constitution when it placed stickers that  challenge the theory of evolution on biology textbooks two  years ago, a lawyer for a group of parents said on Friday.
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By Rupa Shenoy  rshenoy@@dailyherald.com  It's a question that defeats many an adult: How can one person make a difference?  But when a sixth grade elementary class from West Chicago tackled the question, the students came up with a nationally award- winning answer.
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During the first GOP presidential debate last month in California, three Republican candidates raised eyebrows by indicating they did not subscribe to Charles Darwin's theory of evolution, a widely accepted scientific concept about the origins of life.
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Eight families have filed a federal lawsuit against a school district that is requiring students to learn about alternatives to the theory of evolution.
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Scientific advisers to the government emphasize in a report the importance of teaching evolution in public schools.
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Despite warnings that he was a cultural mismatch for a predominantly minority school, one principal has outlasted his predecessors while producing surprising results.
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Parents are encouraged to challenge their children's science teachers over the origins of life.
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The state American Civil Liberties Union plans to file a federal lawsuit Tuesday against a Pennsylvania school district that is requiring students to learn about alternatives to the theory of evolution.
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Charles Darwin's evolution theory is out of Serb schools. The Bible is in.
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True or false? Charter schools are not always the silver bullet for boosting student achievement that some politicians and educators have portrayed them to be.
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ATLANTA A debate over evolution continues in Georgia almost 80 years after the Scopes Monkey Trial in Tennessee. Earlier this year, science teachers complained when schools superintendent Kathy Cox proposed
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Attorneys in a lawsuit challenging evolution disclaimers on biology textbooks in a suburban school district made closing arguments today in Atlanta before a federal judge.