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Cavanagh, Sean – Education Week, 2008
In another twist in the decades-long battle over evolution's status in public school science classrooms, state legislators are arguing that teachers have a right to raise doubts about that essential scientific theory as a matter of free speech. Similarly worded bills that attempt to protect the right of educators and students to present critiques…
Descriptors: Evolution, Academic Freedom, Legislators, Classrooms
Cavanagh, Sean – Education Week, 2005
When science teachers in a small Pennsylvania town were asked to read a statement to their classes that introduced students to the concept of "intelligent design," they refused, citing legal and professional obligations. This article discusses teacher's views on religion and evolution and how their opinions influenced religion's place in…
Descriptors: Science Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Evolution, Science Education
Cavanagh, Sean – Education Week, 2005
The theory of evolution, pioneered most famously by Charles Darwin, posits that humans and other living creatures have descended from common ancestors over time through a process of random mutation and natural selection. It is widely considered to be a pillar of modern biology. Over the past year, however, public education has been roiled by…
Descriptors: Evolution, Science Tests, Test Content, Public Schools
Cavanagh, Sean – Education Week, 2005
The question of whether "intelligent design" amounts to legitimate science, pseudo-science, or religion masquerading as science has underwent a potentially historic legal test, as a federal court in Pennsylvania considered whether a public school district can require that students be exposed to the controversial concept. Eleven parents…
Descriptors: Grade 9, Board of Education Policy, Science Curriculum, Court Litigation