A December 2005 federal court ruling against the teaching of intelligent design in public schools was so decisive that there have since been no significant courtroom battles to overturn the decision – though not for lack of trying by those who want the religious creation belief taught alongside evolution.
Editor’s Note: Glenn Branch is deputy director of the National Center for Science Education (NCSE) in Oakland, Calif. Branch has been with NCSE, which works to defend sound science education in public schools, since 1999 and has served as deputy director since 2002.