As Texas works to revise its science education guidelines for public schools,
concern has surfaced that "loopholes" will be pushed into the standards
allowing religious-based "creationism" into the public school
curriculum. A mandate to teach evolution's "strengths and weaknesses"
worries Church-State separation watchdogs who point to Louisiana's
similar wording, which also includes permission for teachers to use
"supplemental materials" to teach evolution's "weaknesses."The reason Texas's policy matters so much is
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