The GOP Field and Evolution
Debates haven’t delved in any detail into school accountability issues
With the No Child Left Behind Act up for revision, how to teach about evolution would not seem to be the most pressing school issue facing the next president. But so far, it’s been the most prominent education-related topic raised in debates among the Republican presidential contenders.
In two nationally televised GOP debates, moderators asked whether the candidates believe in the theory of evolution.
“It’s interesting that that question would even be asked of somebody running for president,” former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee said at the June 5 debate in Manchester, N.H. ...
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