2008-05-20 16 percent of US science teachers are creationist

2008-05-20 \creationism\anti-science\anti-Darwinism\US public schools http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn13930-16-of-us-science-teachers-are-creationists.html 16 percent of US science teachers are creationist &ldquo;Despite a court-ordered ban on the teaching of creationism in US schools, about one in eight high-school biology teachers still teach it as valid science, a survey reveals. And, although almost all teachers also taught evolution, those with less training in science â€“ and especially evolutionary biology â€“ tend to devote less class time to Darwinian principles.&rdquo; ... &ldquo;...a quarter of the teachers also reported spending at least some time teaching about creationism or intelligent design. Of these, 48% â€“ about 12.5% of the total survey â€“ said they taught it as a "valid, scientific alternative to Darwinian explanations for the origin of species".&rdquo;   