The other problem, Labov says, is how the standards treat evolution.

NPR: Groups Fight New Science Standards in Kansas

Jay Labov of the National Academy of Sciences says his group is unhappy that the Kansas standards redefine the nature of science, allowing teachers and students to consider supernatural explanations of the universe.

NPR: Groups Fight New Science Standards in Kansas

Mr. JAY LABOV (National Academy of Sciences): Why they try to do is to insert language that makes it seem as if there's some controversy within the scientific community as to whether evolution has occurred, and the vast, vast majority of scientists accept the evidence for evolution that has accumulated over the last 150 years.

NPR: Groups Fight New Science Standards in Kansas