The Daily Report Card: Indiana’s ‘Scopes’ Moment, Dropouts, NCLB Rewrites

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Arguing for the prosecution in the 1925 'Scopes Trial,' William Jennings Bryan sought to convict a high school science instructor for teaching evolution in his classroom.

Creationism…

Auctioneer Bids For Creationism in Schools – Indy Democrat Sen. Dennis Kruse’s ‘creation science’ bill passed an Indiana Senate committee 8-2 yesterday. (indydemocrat.blogspot.com)

Senate Education Committee Passes Creationism-as-Science Bill – Masson “Teach creationism as an unscientific religious idea? Fine… But science? No.” (masson.us)

Teaching creationism clears Ind. legislative panel – AP “‘What are we afraid of? Allowing an option for students including creation science as opposed to limiting their exposure?’ Sen. Scott Schneider, R-Indy, said in committee.” (nwitimes.com)

…And Other News of Note

Business, Civil Rights Groups Blast Kline’s NCLB Proposal – Politics K-12 U.S. House ed committee chair John Kline’s draft gets hammered in a letter from 38 organizations. (blogs.edweek.org)

Why Raising the Dropout Age Won’t Solve America’s Education Crisis – GOOD “As appealing as the get-tough approach may sound, more rules are not the solution.” (Good)

Lack of Funding Creates Barrier to Using Tech in Class – MindShift Only one in five teachers say they have the right level of technology in their classrooms, writes Tina Barseghian. (MindShift)