Science curriculum changes: long overdue or godless instruction?

SALT LAKE CITY — Over objections that national science education standards push a political agenda on global warming and do not include instruction of intelligent design as a counterpoint to teaching evolution, the State School Board voted Thursday to start a process to reconsider science standards for Utah elementary and high schools.
The Utah State Board of Education voted 10-4 to open the standards, which are 7 to 15 years old.
Some board members, such as Linda Hansen and Kathleen Riebe