Wisconsin Gets An "F" In Evolutionary Teaching

In the news, the Fordham Institute has issued its evaluation of science standards for each state in the U.S. on December 7, 2005. Top states received a 3, bottom states received a 1, or worse, a zero. Wisconsin got a zero. Here's how the scoring shook out nationwide:

Receiving a grade of 3: CA, DE, GA, IL, IN, KS*, MD, MA, MI, MO, NJ, NM,NY, OH, PA, RI, SC, TN, VT, VA, WA
Receiving a grade of 2: AZ, DC, LA, MN, NV, OR, UT
Receiving a grade of 1: CO, HI, NE, NC, ND, SD, TX, WV, WY
Receiving a grade of 0: AL, AK, AR, CT, FL, ID, ME, MS, MT, NH, OK, WI

Some special notes: Iowa has no state science standards. And there is an asterisk to note for the Kansas science standards. Once again, school board members with a dearth of science understanding reversed guidelines in teaching evolution, making Kansas into a national joke. This shifts its overall grade from 3 to a 0.

Eric