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Victory In Ohio!
Well, good news is slim in Ohio these days, what with just about all levels of state government being in the hands of the most reactionary right-wingers this side of Pat Robertson. However, those of us who believe in good science and good education got a shot in the arm today, when the Ohio school board rejected a curriculum including Intellegent design:
The Ohio school board voted Tuesday to eliminate a passage in the state's science standards that critics said opened the door to the teaching of intelligent design.
The Ohio Board of Education decided 11-4 to delete material encouraging students to seek evidence for and against evolution.
The 2002 science standards say students should be able to ``describe how scientists continue to investigate and critically analyze aspects of evolutionary theory.'' It includes a disclaimer that the standards do not require the teaching of intelligent design.
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I'm not sure what triggered the reversal, but things have been looking up around here lately. Not only did a draconian law that would have barred gays and lesbians from adopting children get withdrawn last week, but now we've scored a victory for education and science. Perhaps Republicans are feeling a chill wind blowing in the electoral climate, with the Republican governer having approval ratings nearing single digits. Perhaps they wanted to avoid a long and costly legal battle that would've sucked a hurting state budget dry.
Whatever the reason, we won this round, though some are vowing to try again:
Supporters of the plan pledged to force a new vote to return the material soon.
``We'll do this forever, I guess,'' said board member Michael Cochran, a Columbus lawyer and supporter of the lesson plan.
So let's keep fighting!
Blessed Be
Cross-posted at Street Prophets
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