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Friday, September 30, 2005
Island of Ignorance
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Cobb County’s evolution scandal left a national impression. See this story. At least the board chairwoman has a sense of humor…
If you need a recap, Kristina Torres reports: “Stickers calling evolution ‘a theory, not a fact’ approved by the school board in 2002 to appease local creationists. A federal judge in January found the stickers to be an unconstitutional endorsement of religion, but the board has appealed the decision. Arguments are set for Dec. 15 in federal appeals court.”
Did the evolution controversy really hurt Cobb County’s reputation as a good school district? Or is the district still a magnet for its high scoring schools like Walton?(Home prices suggest many Cobb schools are still highly regarded.)
