The board voted 6-4 last year to approve the standards, with moderate Republicans and Democrats dissenting. The standards, which are not mandatory for school districts, play down the importance of evolution and omit the Big Bang theory of the universe's origin.
Linda Holloway, who supported the new standards as board chairwoman last year and spent thousands in her re-election campaign, lost Tuesday to Sue Gamble, 60 percent to 40 percent.
Gamble told CBS News more was at stake than the word "evolution." She says, "The Big Bang theory, geologic time lines, fossils, dinosaurs…All of these things have been removed from our curriculum."
Linda Holloway, who supported the new standards as board chairwoman last year and spent thousands in her re-election campaign, lost Tuesday to Sue Gamble, 60 percent to 40 percent.
Gamble told CBS News more was at stake than the word "evolution." She says, "The Big Bang theory, geologic time lines, fossils, dinosaurs…All of these things have been removed from our curriculum."