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be presented to the Kansas State Board of Education this week is drawing
praise for recognizing that students need to study all the scientific evidence
relating to chemical and biological evolution. While
the testimony presented at the science hearings included both advocates and
critics of the theory of Intelligent Design, we do not include it in these
curriculum standards."
"There now should be no doubt that the debate over science standards in
Kansas is NOT about intelligent design," said West. The second part
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At the same time, the new draft
standards make clear that they do not cover the concept of intelligent design. John
West, Associate Director of Discovery Institute's Center for Science and
Culture.

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The Committee noted that it was "aware that the study and discussion of
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The proposed standards correctly treat evolution like a
scientific theory that is open to further investigation , not a sacred cow.

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In its "Rationale of the State Board for Adopting these Science Curriculum
Standards," the Science Hearings Committee also stressed "that the Science
Curriculum Standards do not include the theory of Intelligent Design.com) is a leading
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"This is a common -sense approach that will benefit students, parents,
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New Draft of Kansas Science Standards Praised for Encouraging Critical Analysis of Evolution

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The Committee concluded that it had "heard
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"It's one thing to employ a research-based assessment for English
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West praised the Science Hearings Committee for making clear that it was
basing its new draft of the science standards on science, not religion.

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The Board does not take a position on this topic. "Anyone who claims
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The state requires that Arizona
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of English language learners.
"Harcourt's Stanford ELP is a proven assessment that educators can
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express themselves in English," said Don Barfield, vice president of
educational products for Harcourt Assessment.

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"The new draft standards call for students to learn more about the
scientific evidence regarding chemical and biological evolution , including
scientific criticisms raised in peer-reviewed science journals," said Dr., and Co-nect , the
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The real debate in
Kansas is whether to teach students the scientific evidence for and against
Darwin's theory, not whether to teach them alternative theories."
ELL PD Plus starts with Harcourt's Stanford ELP, already the
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The new draft of the science standards was prepared by the Kansas Board of
Education 's Science Hearings Committee after hearing testimony from nearly two
dozen scientists and scholars last month about how evolution should be
presented in the classroom. The Institute does not favor requiring students to learn
about the scientific theory of intelligent design.
Its educational products include the English-language Stanford
Achievement Test Series and the new, third edition of its
Spanish-language Aprenda(R) achievement test.
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Jersey.