Kristy Miller sagely asks, "where will this lead next?"

It seems that it has already lead to at least one junior high textbook
publisher in Kansas pulling out the first chapter -- not of a biology
text, but a history textbook. Gone is the discussion of the Bering
Strait land bridge, the peopling of North America, and the Native
Americans. Why? In response to the Kansas Board of Education's decision.
I suspect that there will be more publishers of science and history
texts who attempt to side step the issue by simply removing material.

There are some excellent links that others in the museum community may
be interested in visiting:

 www.informallearning.com/kansas/htm  for an article by Robert Mac West,
"What's Going on With Evolution?"

 www.nytimes.com/library/national/08299anti-creationism.edu.html for an
August 29 article from the NY Times describing the National Center for
Science Education as the David to the evangelical Christians' Goliath.

 www.natcenscied.com for information about the National Center for
Science Education, the only national organization dedicated to the
maintenance of evolution in the public schools. This site provides
resources to educators, politicians, and scientists who are being
challenged about evolution.

 www.national-academics.org/evolution from the National Academy of
Science provides information about the importance of teaching evolution.

Best,

Michael Trinkley, Ph.D.
Director
Chicora Foundation, Inc.
PO Box 8664
Columbia, SC  29202
803/787-6910
email: [log in to unmask]
www.chicora.org

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