Congratulations to Penn State & Eric Plutzer

I was reading my January issue of Discovery Magazine when I noticed that Penn State's study on creationism in public high schools was number 36 on the list of the top 100 science stories of 2008.

The researchers, led by Penn State political scientist Eric Plutzer, questioned nearly 1,000 teachers about their personal beliefs and the amount of class time they devoted to evolution and creationism. The results? About one in six of the surveyed teachers espoused young-earth creationist views, and most of them taught their students those views. Only 23 percent strongly agreed that evolution was a central theme in their teaching.

Keep fighting the good fight!

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