A committee has been selected in Texas to define the science curriculum for the next decade. The 6 man committee consists of 3 reputable scientists, two co-authors of a new Intelligent Design textbook, and one chemistry professor who is known for his Intelligent Design stance.
Fair and balanced, right? Oh, the tie-breaking chairman of the group is an openly Creationist dentist. Should I mention that one of the co-authors is actually Vice President of the Discovery Institute?
Here’s more detailed information from Texas [1] and from Minnesota [2].
But my point isn’t that they have 4 out of 7 anti-biology people on the board to determine science standards that will profoundly affect the other states. You see, Texas has such textbook buying power that it essentially chooses what texts will be available to most other states. My point is that they have two authors of a book on the board appointed to select which book should be used in classes.
One simply should not be allowed to judge a contest in which one is entered. It just isn’t proper.
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