Kansas Citizens for Science

State Board of Education Candidate Questionnaire

 

Candidate’s name ___Robert E. Medford, EdD___________________

 

1.      As a State Board of Education member, which of the following organizations would you trust to inform your decision-making in regards to science?  Check all that apply.   

a. American Association for the Advancement of Science

__X_

b. The Intelligent Design Network

____

c. The National Academies of Science

__X_

d. The Discovery Institute

____

e. The American Institute of Biological Sciences

__X_

f. Answers in Genesis

____

g. The National Science Teachers Association

__X_

h. The Institute for Creation Research

____

i. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change                  

__X_

j. Marshall Institute                                                                    

_____

 

Other organizations you trust in the area of science: (Please name)

 

 

2.      Would you, if elected, propose revising the science standards before the next regularly scheduled revision, or support such a revision if another board member proposed it?

 

No

 

3.      Do you support an age-appropriate, medically-accurate, comprehensive approach to sex education for the students of Kansas?

 

Yes

 

4.      What is the role of State Board of Education members in the crafting of curricular standards?

 

Set policy only after significant input from professionals in the fields being considered.

 

5.      Do you have any other comments about science education you would wish to share with the voters of Kansas?

 

Kansas has had its dalliances with ideologues and does not need to aspire to being another Texas.