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The Kansas State Board of Education was created to replace the position of Kansas State Superintendent of Public Instruction effective January 14, 1969, pursuant to an amendment to the Kansas Constitution adopted November 8, 1966.
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for the new rules. However, the Board reversed this decision February 14, 2001, ruling that instruction of all those topics was mandatory and that they would appear on standardized tests.
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On the Kansas State Board of Education Decision on the Education of Students in the Science of Evolution and Cosmology
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Letters to the Kansas State Board of Education regarding evolution and science curriculum standards
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Evolution of Kansas science standards continues as Darwin's theories regain prominence
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was permitted, but not mandatory, and that those topics would not appear on
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are each elected to four-year terms. The Board helps determine educational
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Kansas board of education scraps standards questioning evolution
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In 1999, the Board ruled that instruction about evolution, the
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Kansas State Board of Education Meeting Minutes (1968-present)
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Strategies Evolve as Candidates Prepare for Kansas Board Races
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that mandated equal time for the theories of "evolution" and "
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State school board OKs standards casting doubt on Darwin.
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Kansas Education Accountability Report (2000/01-present)
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Then on August 9, 2005, the Board approved a draft of
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History of the Kansas State Department of Education
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