Kansas School Board has copyright withheld over teaching Intelligent Design
{{date|October 31, 2005}}

Kansas has been denied permission to use two key documents commonly used in the writing of science education standards for states, the {{w|National Science Education Standards}} (published by the {{w|National Research Council}}) and Pathways to Science Standards (published by the {{w|National Science Teacher Association}}). The respective organizations argued that they could not grant the state of Kansas permission to use these documents in the current form of the Kansas Science Educational Standards, as these overemphasize controversy between the scientific theory of {{w|Evolution}} and the argument of {{w|Intelligent Design}}. Moreover, the organizations criticize that the standards in their current form distort the {{w|Philosophy of Science|definition of science}}. The {{w|American Association for the Advancement of Science}} has expressed its support for the decision to deny Kansas the use of copyrighted material, as "the proposed standards misrepresent both the content and the standing of evolution as a scientific organizing principle".

Proponents of Intelligent Design have characterized the refusal as "an effort to censor the discussion of scientific criticism of Darwinian theory by intimidation and threat". 

This is likely to further delay the ratification of the final vote on the Kansas Science Educational Standards as they will have to be rewritten either to not violate any copyright restrictions or modify their account of evolution and outlook on science. According to University of Kansas professor Steve Case, rewriting the standards will be very difficult, as "there is copyrighted material on every page" of the current document.

This is the second time that Kansas was denied the right to use copyrighted materials in their state standards, following the case in 1999, when Kansas included {{w|Creationism}}, a precursor of Intelligent Design, into the school curriculum. A later school board overturned that directive. 
			
The dispute in Kansas has brought nationwide responses, ranging from a rebuke by the {{w|American Association for the Advancement of Science}} to the creation of internet-sensation {{w|Flying Spaghetti Monsterism|Flying Spaghetti Monster}} mythology (which is lobbying the Kansas School Board to give equal time teaching their creationism theory as well.)

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== See also ==

*[[US state of Kansas in battle over "Intelligent Design" in education]]

== Sources ==
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*{{source|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/28/science/sciencespecial2/28kansas.html
|title=Kansas Fight on Evolution Escalates
|author=Jodi Wilgoren
|pub=The New York Times
|date=October 28, 2005}}

*{{source|url=http://www.nationalacademies.org/morenews/20051027.html
|title=Kansas Denied Use of National Science Education Standards
|author=
|pub=The National Academies
|date=October 27, 2005}}

*{{source|url=http://www.nationalacademies.org/morenews/includes/20051027.pdf
|title=Joint Statement from the National Academy of Sciences and the National Science Teachers Association Regarding the Kansas Science Education Standards (KSES)
|author=National Academy of Sciences and the National Science Teachers Association
|pub=The National Academies
|date=October 27, 2005}}

*{{source|url=http://www.nationalacademies.org/morenews/includes/20051027c.pdf
|title=Review of the Kansas Science Education Standards
|author=Barbara Schaal and Jay Labov
|pub=National Academy of Sciences
|date=September 6, 2005}}

*{{source|url=http://www.aaas.org/news/releases/2005/1027kansas.shtml
|title=AAAS Backs Groups’ Copyright Move Against Kansas School Board
|author=Earl Lane
|pub=American Association for the Advancement of Science
|date=October 27, 2005}}

*{{source|url=http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/13006404.htm
|title=Science rules hit a snag
|author=David Klepper
|pub=The Kansas City Star
|date=october 27, 2005}}

*{{source|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/10/27/AR2005102701999.html
|title=Evolution Debate in Kansas Spurs Battle Over School Materials
|author=Rick Weiss
|pub=Washington Post
|date=October 28, 2005}}

*{{source|url=http://www.venganza.org/index.htm
|title=OPEN LETTER TO KANSAS SCHOOL BOARD
|author=
|pub=Church of The Flying Spaghetti Monster
|date=}}

*Yudhijit Bhattacharjee [http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/308/5722/627 Kansas Gears Up for Another Battle Over Teaching Evolution] ''[[w:Science (journal)|Science]]'', 29 April 2005

*{{source|url=http://archives.cnn.com/2001/US/02/14/kansas.evolution.02/index.html
|title=Kansas restores evolution standards for science classes
|author=
|pub=CNN
|date=February 14, 2001}}

*{{source|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/national/daily/aug99/creation12.htm
|title=Kansas School Board Rejects Evolution
|author=Carey Gillam
|pub=Washington Post
|date=August 12, 1999}}

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Kansas has been denied permission to use two key documents commonly used in the writing of science education standards for states, the National Research Council) and Pathways to Science Standards (published by the Evolution and the argument of Philosophy of Science|definition of science. The  has expressed its support for the decision to deny Kansas the use of copyrighted material, as "the proposed standards misrepresent both the content and the standing of evolution as a scientific organizing principle".

Proponents of Intelligent Design have characterized the refusal as "an effort to censor the discussion of scientific criticism of Darwinian theory by intimidation and threat". 

This is likely to further delay the ratification of the final vote on the Kansas Science Educational Standards as they will have to be rewritten either to not violate any copyright restrictions or modify their account of evolution and outlook on science. According to University of Kansas professor Steve Case, rewriting the standards will be very difficult, as "there is copyrighted material on every page" of the current document.

This is the second time that Kansas was denied the right to use copyrighted materials in their state standards, following the case in 1999, when Kansas included , a precursor of Intelligent Design, into the school curriculum. A later school board overturned that directive. 
			
The dispute in Kansas has brought nationwide responses, ranging from a rebuke by the Flying Spaghetti Monsterism|Flying Spaghetti Monster mythology (which is lobbying the Kansas School Board to give equal time teaching their creationism theory as well.)


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*Yudhijit Bhattacharjee  Kansas Gears Up for Another Battle Over Teaching Evolution Science, 29 April 2005

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