The American Society of Human Genetics has instituted a series
of articles on evolution in the "educational resources" portion
of its web page. The first two articles are "Tinkered
Masterpieces or Master Tinkerer" by Charles R. Scrivner, and
"Genetic Variation and Human Evolution" by Lynn B. Jorde. The
Board of Trustees of the Roseville Joint Union High School
District decided at its meeting on September 2, 2003, not to
enact any district-wide policy on teaching evolution, according
to the Sacramento Bee (September 7, 2003). The decision follows
months of discussion on the part of the school board and
activism on the part of creationists and supporters of evolution
education alike. The first draft of new state science standards
has been released by the Minnesota Department of Education and
posted on its website. However, the version originally posted on
September 9 was removed after a short time and replaced by a
slightly different one. According to a September 10 report in
the St. Paul Pioneer Press (headlin