Alabama Refuses to Remove Textbook Disclaimer Calling Evolution "Controversial"
Ashley Feinberg · 03/18/16 08:05AMFor the past decade, every student in Alabama has been greeted by the same paragraphs-long disclaimer in the front of their bio textbooks claiming that evolution is a “controversial theory” that has “not been directly observed.” And after putting it to a vote last week, the state Board of Education decided that that disclaimer isn’t going anywhere.