Arizona Parents, Teachers Blast Proposed Science Standards.
The Arizona Republic 
(9/24) reports that teachers and parents “on Monday rallied outside an Arizona Board of Education meeting, and then took turns during the meeting blasting a proposal to remove references to evolution and climate change from state science standards.” They also expressed “outrage” over a separate proposal by state Superintendent of Public Instruction Diane Douglas “to replace all the education standards for K-12 district and charter schools with a set developed by a private college in Michigan with ties to Education Secretary Betsy DeVos.” Douglas “addressed the science standards controversy during the discussion of the revisions,” saying that the “focus of the draft science standards is not to introduce intelligent design,” but “rather to clearly define the strengths and weaknesses of evolution theory.” The state “board is expected to vote on the science standards at next month’s meeting,” but it is “unclear if or when it may vote on Douglas’ proposal to replace all Arizona standards” with the so-called “Hillsdale standards.”
(9/24) reports that teachers and parents “on Monday rallied outside an Arizona Board of Education meeting, and then took turns during the meeting blasting a proposal to remove references to evolution and climate change from state science standards.” They also expressed “outrage” over a separate proposal by state Superintendent of Public Instruction Diane Douglas “to replace all the education standards for K-12 district and charter schools with a set developed by a private college in Michigan with ties to Education Secretary Betsy DeVos.” Douglas “addressed the science standards controversy during the discussion of the revisions,” saying that the “focus of the draft science standards is not to introduce intelligent design,” but “rather to clearly define the strengths and weaknesses of evolution theory.” The state “board is expected to vote on the science standards at next month’s meeting,” but it is “unclear if or when it may vote on Douglas’ proposal to replace all Arizona standards” with the so-called “Hillsdale standards.”
It is almost impossible to present the theory of creation science in public schools today. But I am glad someone is trying. I appreciate DeVos working on the problem. Good luck and God bless.
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