Classrooms

Crossing a Line: Creationism

What educators teach… References and FootnotesRichard Garner, "State Schools ‘an Open Door for Evangelical Groups to Push Creationism,’ Warns Study," The Independent, October 11, 2013 accessed June 9, 2015, http://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/education-news/state-schools-an-open-door-for-evangelical-groups-to-push-creationism-warns-study-8872452.html. ↩Allen Clifto, "Texas Officials Renewing Their Push to Teach Creationism in Public Schools," Forward Progressives, September 15, 2013, accessed June 10, 2015, http://www.forwardprogressives.com/texas-officials-renewing-their-push-to-teach-creationism-in-public-schools ↩“Views on Evolution among the Public and Scientists,” NCSE, accessed June 7, 2015. ↩Chris Kirk, “Map: Publicly Funded Schools That Are Allowed to Teach Creationism," Slate, http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/science/2014/01/creationism_in_public_schools_mapped_where_tax_money_supports_alternatives.html ↩Nick Wang, “Louisiana Science Education Act Repeal Fails, Keeping Door Open For Teaching Of Creationism," Huffington Post, May 2, 2013, accessed June 7, 2015, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/02/louisiana-science-education-act-repeal_n_3200819.html ↩“Epperson v. Arkansas,” accessed June 7, 2015, http://www.oyez.org/cases/1960-1969/1968/1968_7. ↩ “Bush: Schools Should Teach Intelligent Design,” NBC News, August 1, 2005, accessed June 7, 2015, http://www.nbcnews.com/id/8792302/ns/politics/t/bush-schools-should-teach-intelligent-design/#.VXRj2c9Vikr. ↩Antonia Blumberg, “Bill Nye: Creationism Is ‘Raising A Generation Of Young People Who Can't Think,’” Huffington Post, December 13, 2014, accessed June 7, 2015, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/12/13/bill-nye-children-creationism_n_6317148.html ↩ "25 Famous Scientists Who Believed in God," Famous Scientists, accessed June 7, 2015. ↩Jack Wellman, "5 Crucial Reasons to Teach Creationism in Public Schools," Christian Crier, December 26, 2013, accessed June 7, 2015. ↩Alina Bradford, "What Is a Scientific Theory?" LiveScience, March 17, 2015, accessed June 7, 2015. ↩ Jeffrey Kluger, "Creationism in Schools—On the Taxpayer’s Dime," Time, March 24, 2014. ↩