Decius wrote:
Mike the Usurper wrote:

The position of NAS/NSTA is that what Kansas has done is flat opposed to what they have put out. Their statement and the NAS/NSTA are incompatible and because of that, they have declined to let Kansas include their publications.

But why is it copyrighted in the first place? Why not put it in the public domain? Is this the only reason it is copyrighted, or are there other reasons? Does Kansas pay for it?

Beats me, but the books sell for $20 for the NAS book and $30 for the NSTA one.

The comment from Ralph Cicerone, President of the NAS reads: "In summary, it is our conclusion that the revisions made to the KSES in Version 2-d compromise the National Science Education Standards, and therefore you may not use components of the National Science Education Standards in the KSES as currently drafted." I think what that means is that if you want to use them, you have a vetting process. If you want to critcize them, go ahead.

The best place to find out what is really going on in this isn't Granick, it's the original sources I linked to earlier.

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