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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."
[[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]
* 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]