Moderates Will Regain Control Of Kansas School Board

The Kansas City Star reports that in yesterday's Kansas State Board of Education primary election, it appears that two moderate Republicans who favor teaching a conventional science curriculum have defeated two current conservative board members who favor teaching of intelligent design. Five board seats were at issue. In the other three races, incumbents (2 conservative Republicans and one moderate Democrat) held onto their seats. These results assure that moderates will win a majority on the Board in the November general election. Last year by a 6-4 vote, the conservative majority on the Board adopted science standards that favor teaching approaches that are critical of evolution. Here are the official results from the Kansas Secretary of State's office.