Abstract
Some of the more aggressive critics of evolution charge that it is being taught in America's public schools in a way that undermines traditional religious values and promotes atheistic naturalism. We examine this claim in some detail by looking carefully at the public school curriculum in one city. Research involved investigation of language used in the textbooks and mandated curricular goals, as well as extensive interviews of a number of teachers in elementary, middle, and high schools. Our research indicates that there is no basis for this claim.