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Richard Dawkins celebrates a victory over creationists
Free schools that teach ‘intelligent design’ as science will lose fundingLeading scientists and naturalists, including Professor Richard Dawkins and Sir David Attenborough, are claiming a victory over the creationist movement after the government ratified measures that will bar anti-evolution groups from teaching creationism in science classes. The Department for Education has revised its model funding agreement, allowing the education secretary to withdraw cash from schools that fail to meet strict criteria relating to what they teach.
published date:Sun, 15 Jan 2012 00:06:18 GMT