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What would the amendment actually have done? There's controversy about that
[[Eugenie Scott]], director of the [[National Center for Science Education]], said that the amendment "will encourage the teaching of creationism. If a teacher is looking for a loophole or justification to bring non-scientific views into the curriculum, this amendment can be interpreted that way." [http://www.discovery.org/scripts/viewDB/filesDB-download.php?command=download&id=6881]
[[Eugenie Scott]], director of the [[National Center for Science Education]], said that the amendment "will encourage the teaching of creationism. If a teacher is looking for a loophole or justification to bring non-scientific views into the curriculum, this amendment can be interpreted that way." [http://www.discovery.org/scripts/viewDB/filesDB-download.php?command=download&id=6881]
PR Newswire wrote:
* The approach advocated in the Santorum Amendment is favored by the vast majority of Americans, no matter what their race, gender, or political party. According to a nationwide Zogby poll in 2009, 80 percent of likely voters "agree that teachers and students should have the academic freedom to discuss both the strengths and weaknesses of evolution as a scientific theory." [http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/most-americans-support-santorum-amendments-approach-to-teaching-evolution-136870328.html]
* The approach advocated in the Santorum Amendment is favored by the vast majority of Americans, no matter what their race, gender, or political party. According to a nationwide Zogby poll in 2009, 80 percent of likely voters "agree that teachers and students should have the academic freedom to discuss both the strengths and weaknesses of evolution as a scientific theory." [http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/most-americans-support-santorum-amendments-approach-to-teaching-evolution-136870328.html]
The [[Discovery Institute]] wrote:
* The Santorum Amendment (in both its original and revised version) did not mandate teaching intelligent design, nor did it encourage teaching creationism or religion in the classroom. Instead, it encouraged open discussion and inquiry by teachers and students. [http://www.discovery.org/a/18071]