Kansas school board

Associated Press
TOPEKA, Kan. - The State Board of Education refused Tuesday to cancel public hearings scheduled to hear testimony about evolution, even though some members complained those hearings will be a "charade" to justify rewriting state science standards.
Conservatives hold six of 10 board seats, and they voted as a block to reject the proposal to cancel the hearings.
The four other board members consider the hearings to be rigged and believe the majority already plans to rewrite the science standards to expose students to more criticism of evolution - a goal of proponents of creationism and intelligent design. ------------------------------­-------------------------
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