This year, many Kansans have a very important decision to make at the ballot box. Unfortunately, they might not even be aware of it.
Scott Rothschild of the Lawrence Journal-World has the story.
State BOE race slips below radar
Science standards depend on new group's makeup
Way below the noise of a historic presidential campaign and an epic economic meltdown are the low-key battles between moderate and conservative candidates vying for the Kansas State Board of Education.
Five positions on the 10-member board are up for grabs, and the results of those elections will decide whether moderates maintain their majority, or even increase it - or conservatives gain ground to produce a 5-5 standoff.
Historically, the see-saw battle between moderates and conservatives for control of the board has produced fights over teaching evolution in schools that have attracted international attention.
Currently, the 6-4 moderate majority has established science standards that subscribe to evolution being taught in science classes.
Science standards depend on new group's makeup
Way below the noise of a historic presidential campaign and an epic economic meltdown are the low-key battles between moderate and conservative candidates vying for the Kansas State Board of Education.
Five positions on the 10-member board are up for grabs, and the results of those elections will decide whether moderates maintain their majority, or even increase it - or conservatives gain ground to produce a 5-5 standoff.
Historically, the see-saw battle between moderates and conservatives for control of the board has produced fights over teaching evolution in schools that have attracted international attention.
Currently, the 6-4 moderate majority has established science standards that subscribe to evolution being taught in science classes.
Read the rest and vote wisely.
posted by Jeremy Mohn
