Texas education board approves science standards

State education leaders forged a compromise Friday on the teaching of evolution in Texas, adopting a new science curriculum that no longer requires educators to teach the weaknesses of all scientific theories.

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Texas ed board's vote a mixed bag for evolution

Texas science teachers will no longer be required to teach weaknesses of scientific theory, including evolution, under new curriculum standards tentatively adopted by the State Board of Education on Thursday.

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Texas board moves closer to new science standards

The State Board of Education moved a step closer to dropping a 20-year-old science curriculum requirement that critics say is used to undermine the theory of evolution.

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Texas wrestles with science standards, evolution

Experts and activists concerned about the way evolution is taught in Texas' public schools made their case before the state's board of education.

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Md. Teachers Urged to Used Comic Books

Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck could become regulars in elementary and middle school classrooms after Maryland's top educator encouraged teachers Thursday to use comic books to inspire students to read.

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...[T]he board of trustess of La Sierra University in Riverside, California, voted to endorse young-earth creationism:La Sierra's board of trustees last week unanimously voted to endorse Adventist beliefs that the world was created in six 24-hour days and said the teaching of e …

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The 9/11 curriculum, believed to be the first comprehensive educational plan focusing on the attacks, is expected to be tested at schools in New York City and six other states.

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The latest stage in the development of a national Australian curriculum has history teachers concerned about a lack of detail for the senior years, but English teachers confident a balance will be achieved in how students learn literature and grammar.

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The National Recognition Information Centre (Naric) in Cheltenham, which advises universities and employers on the rigour of lesser-known qualifications, has ruled that the International Certificate of Christian Education (ICCE) is comparable to courses such as international A-le …

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Three reviewers, appointed by social conservatives, have recommended revamping the K-12 curriculum to emphasize the roles of the Bible, the Christian faith and the civic virtue of religion in the study of American history.

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Proper condom use, sex positions and same-sex relationships are all part of the curriculum for 14-year-old students in Swedish high schools.

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California is in trouble, that much is plain. The state is facing a more than $24 billion budget deficit, and lawmakers have been tossing around a number of extreme measures to meet it. Close 220 of the state's 279 state parks. Release prison inmates early.

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Grammar is back in fashion. Everyone wants grammar back in our schools but that's as far as the consensus goes.

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The national English curriculum will include a grammar guide setting out a systematic course of study to be taught in schools and the concepts students should learn.

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For many over-50s, the word "grammar" conjures memories of stultifying lessons in parsing and analysis, red marks over a composition, the faint odour of unhappiness in classrooms.

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Authorities in North Rhine-Westphalia are considering dropping the film „American Beauty" from the English curriculum for final secondary school exams after complaints it was too risqué, Der Spiegel reported.

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Thinking you might want to study abroad? For some, it'll prove to be one of the most rewarding, life-enhancing experiences of their college careers. For others—well, they'll enjoy the fish and chips, but that's about all.

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Romania's withdrawal of the theory of evolution from the school curriculum could be evidence of a growing conservative tendency in teaching.

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Primary school children in India will learn about witchcraft in the classroom as part of an effort to dispell superstitions and stop deadly witch-hunts.

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The board voted unanimously Thursday to approve "The Bible in History and Literature," which was developed by the National Council on Bible Curriculum in Public Schools.

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A Japanese sailor dropping out of an elite navy training program died in an unofficial farewell ritual requiring him to fight 15 classmates, the Defense Ministry said Wednesday.

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BASIC English and grammar lessons, downgraded decades ago, will be restored in schools to boost students' slipping spelling and writing skills.

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Texas lawmakers last year approved legislation making it easier for public school districts to teach a Bible course starting next year.

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"Today I am going to kill something," says the unnamed protagonist of Carol Ann Duffy's poem Education for Leisure. "Anything. / I have had enough of being ignored and today / I am going to play God."

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The Bible's history and literature will be required to be taught in public schools in Texas under a new law that has been clarified by the state attorney general to mean exactly what it says.

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PARENTS believe primary schools should provide computer training as a core subject alongside English, maths and science.

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NBC News has launched a free online community, icue.com, that combines games, video and discussion in what NBC calls "a fun and safe environment." It will be ad supported, but with no viral marketing or snack food ads, says the company.

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The National Union of Teachers (NUT) voted to back staff who resist Armed Forces recruitment drives and called for "education for peace" to be embedded in the school curriculum.

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As more atheist-centered books and movies make their way to mainstream culture, two best-selling Christian apologists are encouraging churches to better equip their congregation to respond to what they call a more outspoken and "confident" atheism.

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AUSTRALIA'S new education tsar has surprisingly come out in support of large classes. Barry McGaw, charged with co-ordinating a new national curriculum, said reducing class sizes was a waste of money and more specialist teachers should be hired to help struggling students instea …

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