1.   However, Education Commissioner Andy Tompkins said he believed new science standards will de-emphasize evolution.

2.   This version de-emphasizes evolution and eliminates references to the Big Bang theory and the age of the Earth.

3.   A State Board of Education member started his new job Tuesday with a promise to work to replace science testing standards that de-emphasize evolution.

4.   Gould also urged the audience to keep in perspective the decision last year by the Kansas Board of Education to approve science standards that de-emphasize evolution in public schools.

5.   In Kansas, the science standards that de-emphasize evolution also make no mention of the big-bang theory of the origin of the universe.

6.   Kansas Board of Education candidates who supported science standards that de-emphasize evolution were defeated in three GOP primaries Tuesday.

7.   Last fall, however, voters ousted two of the board members who de-emphasized evolution, including the chairwoman at the time.

8.   The Kansas State Board of Education sparked a national debate two months ago by approving science standards that de-emphasize evolution.