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Peer reviewedBjorklun, Eugene C. – Religion and Public Education, 1988
Reviews the evolution-creationism issue in public schools from the 1925 Scopes trial to 1980s cases. Analyzes major aspects of "Edwards v. Aguillard" in which the U.S. Supreme Court found the 1981 Louisiana statute requiring balanced treatment of creationism and evolution unconstitutional. Suggests future implications of the issue for…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Creationism, Elementary Secondary Education, Evolution
