Fact or Fiction: Addressing Misconceptions about Alabama's Academic Freedom Bill

Editor's note : We are delighted to welcome a new contributor, Sarah Chaffee, who recently joined the staff of Discovery Institute's Center for Science & Culture as Program Officer for Education and Public Policy.

An academic freedom bill has been filed in Alabama, and AL.com recently published a piece by Shelly Haskins, opinion manager for Alabama Media Group, expressing opposition. According to Haskins, the proposed bill, HB 592, would allow the teaching of creationism while opening the doo...