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A county school board in Florida took a novel, and sadly necessary, step on February 12, Charles Darwin's birthday. The Monroe County School Board became the first in Florida to specifically endorse new science standards proposed by a committee of prominent scientists, science educators and parents. The state's current standards got an 'F' in a national assessment in 2005, and never even use the word "evolution." Twelve county boards have passed resolutions opposing the new standards, all (wrongly) objecting to the inclusion of evolution as a fundamental component of biology.