Texas evolution education continued...
Apparently they voted to remove the general scientific "strengths and weaknesses" discussion requirement but added an amendment to make sure the students discuss the "sufficiency or insufficiency" of Darwin's theory. Hmmmm. The final vote will be in March.
Sources:
Dallas Morning News: Texas education Board approves science standards that don't include evolution "weaknesses"
New York Times: Split Outcome in Texas Battle on Teaching Evolution
Scientific American: Evolution wins a round in Texas education debate
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