Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - CNN - 20110207:15:35:00
End quote. before we dive into why this is being taught in science lessons. let's get a history lesson. it's been 86 years since the mon ski trial, state of tennessee versus scopes, and the case that led to widespread acceptance of teaching evolution in public schools. we have steve perry here to talk about this. steve, let's talk about what's at issue here. >> what's at issue is the fact that in america, 72% of our fourth graders, 72 percent of the fourth graders are performing at a basic level in science. we need to understand that our children don't understand science, and we don't need to ...