S. Joshua Swamidass (“A Compromise on Creationism,” Houses of Worship, March 5) can offer no evidence in asserting that Bob Jones University grants degrees requiring course credits in “creation ...

Evolution supporters argue: Courts have affirmed evolution's place in education. Creationism is just a belief, not based on empirical data, and not testable. Creationism undermines critical thinking ...

One hundred years ago, the small town of Dayton, Tenn., became the unlikely stage for one of the most sensational trials in American history. A local substitute teacher, John Scopes, was charged with ...

A perennial punch-line of the nation, Texas’ State Board of Education may see another round of finger-pointing and head shaking from onlookers for its handling of biology textbooks. Tasked with ...

UPDATE: The bill failed to advance from the Senate Education Committee on a 3-3 vote. Last week, the Arkansas state House of Representatives passed a bill that would amend state education law to allow ...