Terrence Stutz of the Dallas Morning News reported at 11:09 AM CST on Friday, January 23, 2009:
AUSTIN – Without debate, the State Board of Education today tentatively approved new science curriculum standards that scrap a longstanding requirement that students be taught the “weaknesses” in the theory of evolution.
The action followed a meeting Thursday in which members who are aligned with social conservatives failed to muster enough votes on the 15-member board to retain the rule. Only seven Republican members backed the requirement.
The rest of the story here.
Full explanation of the debate here.
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