The Yellow Brick Road leads nowhere...

[Peter Rauch]

I hope the children of Kansas don't get lost on the pathway their
"wise" elders have laid out for them.
 Peter

For the full text, see:
http://www.nytimes.com/library/national/081299kan-evolution-edu.html

[Excerpted from]
Date: Thu, 12 Aug 1999 08:01:14 -0400
To: SCIENCE-IN-THE-NEWS at LISTSERVER.SIGMAXI.ORG

KANSAS VOTES TO DELETE EVOLUTION FROM STATE'S SCIENCE CURRICULUM
from The New York Times

CHICAGO -- The Kansas Board of Education voted on Wednesday to delete
virtually any mention of evolution from the state's science curriculum, in
one of the most far-reaching efforts by creationists in recent years to
challenge the teaching of evolution in schools.

While the move does not prevent the teaching of evolution, it will not be
included in the state assessment tests that evaluate students' performance
in various grades, which may discourage school districts from spending time
on the subject.

And the decision is likely to embolden local school boards seeking either to
remove evolution from their curriculums, to force teachers to raise
questions about its validity or to introduce creationist ideas. Some local
boards have already said they will consider adopting creationist textbooks,
while others have said they will continue teaching evolution.