Subject: TN creationist bill * Student fights LA law
From: Robert Luhn <luhn@ncse.com>
Date: 3/1/11, 17:51
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Late-breaking (and not-so-late-breaking) news:

* Opposition to Tennessee antievolution bill mounts
As a second subcommittee hearing on Tennessee's House Bill 368 approaches, the author of "The Evolution Controversy in America" and the executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Tennessee are speak out against the bill. http://ncse.com/news/2011/03/opposition-to-antievolution-bill-mounts-tennessee-006512

* Plucky high school student takes on creationist law. Louisiana senior Zack Kopplin's petition drive to repeal the Louisiana Science Education Act (LSEA) is gaining steam. Recent coverage: http://bit.ly/hSMywn. The fact sheet: http://bit.ly/gGot7Y

* How can we help the "cautious 60%" of biology teachers who (barely) teach evolution? NCSE's Steve Newton has (some) of the answers: http://www.scienceandreligiontoday.com/2011/02/25/how-can-we-get-teachers-to-be-less-cautious-and-more-comfortable-teaching-evolution/

* Podcast: Genie Scott on "Science Literacy: Teaching the Process, Nature, and Limits of Science". http://bit.ly/ianFME

* What should Obama and Congress do for science? The scientists know! A survey of notable scientists (including Genie Scott) conducted by LiveScience: http://bit.ly/hWP22I

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