Intelligent Design quashed in Minnesota

By John Fitzgerald
Minnesota 2020

In an apparent bid to avoid controversy, the Minnesota Department of Education put the kibosh on science standards that might favor Intelligent Design.

On Wednesday, the department called for volunteers to revise the state's K-12 science standards. These standards determine science curricula in every school.

In its call for volunteers, the department offered a list of assumptions that will guide the committee. The assumptions deal with topics ranging from increased science rigor to new graduation requirements.

One assumption stands out. Assumption number seven: "Science standards will reflect the scientific facts, laws, and theories of the natural and engineered world and will not include supernatural, occult or religious ideas."

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