Wednesday, November 09, 2005
Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius on Board of Education’s decision
The following is a statement from Governor Kathleen Sebelius on the latest decision regarding evolution by the Kansas Board of Education:
“This is just the latest in a series of troubling decisions by the Board of Education. If we’re going to continue to bring high-tech jobs to Kansas and move our state forward, we need to strengthen science standards, not weaken them. Stronger public schools ought to be the mission of the Board of Education, and it’s time they got down to the real business of strengthening Kansas schools.”
“This is just the latest in a series of troubling decisions by the Board of Education. If we’re going to continue to bring high-tech jobs to Kansas and move our state forward, we need to strengthen science standards, not weaken them. Stronger public schools ought to be the mission of the Board of Education, and it’s time they got down to the real business of strengthening Kansas schools.”
