"It is inappropriate to expect the TEA's director of science curriculum to 'remain neutral' on this subject, any more than astronomy teachers should 'remain neutral' about whether the Earth goes around the sun. In the world of science, evolution is equally well-supported and accepted as heliocentrism. Far from remaining neutral, it is the clear duty of the science staff at TEA and all other Texas educators to speak out unequivocally: Evolution is a central pillar in any modern science education, while 'intelligent design' is a religious idea that deserves no place in the science classroom at all ...

"There can be no neutrality on an issue that is scientifically and legally clear-cut: Evolution should be taught at the K-12 level in the same fashion that we teach it in universities, an accepted and rigorous science, not juxtaposed with a religious idea, however politically popular. The agency should work to bolster evolution education in Texas rather than undermining it."