Victory In Louisiana!: State Ed. Board Approves Sound Biology Textbooks

[Adsos Letter]

SOURCE: The Wall of Separation The official blog of Americans United for Separation of Church and State
by Sandhya Bathija.

It appears that the state of Louisiana has come finally come to its senses when it comes to science education.

The State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE) voted 8-2 yesterday to approve high school biology textbooks that teach sound science, despite complaints by creationists who felt the books gave too much credibility to the theory of evolution.

Earlier this month, many observers thought the BESE was planning to cave to the Louisiana Family Forum, a Religious Right organization that promotes creationism including its current variant “intelligent design.” In response to the LFF’s comments and concerns about the newly proposed biology textbooks, the BESE asked a Textbook/Media/Library Advisory Council to review the books and make a recommendation.

Prior to the advisory council’s vote, Americans United was gearing up for a fight. But we were pleasantly surprised when the Council voted 8-4 to urge the board to adopt the biology textbooks and disregard the LFF’s comments.

http://blog.au.org/2010/12/10/victory-in-louisiana-state-ed-board-approves-sound-biology-textbooks/

[AlabamaLibrul]

1. LA's going all.... rational today n/t

[thereismore]

2. Until the next vote! nt

[nykym]

3. Time to make sure you

have progressive candidates for the boards next election. The religious right sneaks into a majority when we let our guard down.