Commentary
Inside the First Amendment
By Charles C. Haynes
First Amendment Center senior scholar
At a time when American students rank an abysmal 21st in science literacy when compared with students around the world, state legislatures should be passing laws to strengthen science education — or at least refrain from enacting bills that make matters worse.
Instead, politicians in a growing number of states are muddying the science-education waters by pushing legislation that requires schools…
