The letter was co-signed by Ms. Scott's associate, Molleen Matsumura. It made a desperate plea for money. Listen to what these darlings of Darwin have to say. Our job at the National Center of Science Education is to try to keep evolution in the schools and keep out creation 'science' and other religious views masquerading as science. This is total propaganda with no substance at all.
Science is based upon observation, experimentation, etc.
But don't take my word for it. Likely there is scarcely a school in this nation, that is a part of our federally-funded educational system, that does not teach, to a significant degree, the theory of evolution. This atheistic ideology absolutely dominates the thinking of the leaders of the educational community. Through Twelve, published under the direction of the California State Board of Education. It provides the guidelines for teaching science in California schools.