Reporting From the Front Lines of the Texas Evolution Debate

Just hours before the Texas State Board of Education held its final hearings on the science education standards that would be put in place for the next decade, I set my kitchen timer for three minutes. I practiced my testimony among open jars of peanut butter and jelly strewn about from making kids' lunches. Ding. I still had my conclusion to read. What could I cut?

For months I had been slinking around the controversy in Texas. I had gone to ... Full Story »

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Kaizar Campwala
3.7
by Kaizar Campwala - Apr. 1, 2009

A fascinating first person account of a school evolution debate. The author is unabashed in her views, but is forthright in presenting her perspective unhindered.

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