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In Preliminary Vote, State Board of Education Keeps Controversial Evolution Standards

Aliyya Swaby, The Texas Tribune

Posted on February 2, 2017 · The Texas State Board of Education on Wednesday voted preliminarily for science standards that would keep in language that some say opens the door to creationism.

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