You are here House Resolution 81, introduced in the United
States House of Representatives on February 9, 2011, would, if
passed, express the House's support of designating February 12,
2011, as Darwin Day, and its recognition of "Charles Darwin as a
worthy symbol on which to celebrate the achievements of reason,
science, and the advancement of human knowledge." In honor of
Darwin Day 2011, the documentary Kansas vs. Darwin is freely
available on-line for thirty days, from February 12 to March 14,
2011. Writing in The Hechinger Report (February 7, 2011),
Jennifer Oldham addresses "The evolution of teaching evolution,"
explaining that, even in the face of persistent challenges and
obstacles, "scientists and teachers are pushing to make
evolution the backbone of biology lesson-plans from kindergarten
through high school." Despite the latest victories over
creationism, "considerable research suggests that supporters of
evolution, scientific methods, and reason itself are losing
battles in America's classrooms,"