Perhaps more worrisome than a political movement against science is plain old ignorance. The people determining the curriculum of our children in many states remain scientifically illiterate. And Kansas is a good case in point.

A key concern should not be whether Dr. Steve Abrams's religious views have a place in the classroom, but rather how someone whose religious views require a denial of essentially all modern scientific knowledge can be chairman of a state school board.

Be sure to check out the survey graph from today's Science magazine regarding belief in evolution. Americans are next to last, just ahead of Turkey, among all nations surveyed.

How to Make Sure Children Are Scientifically Illiterate