▁Blue ▁Island – V erm ont ▁Street ▁station , ▁a ▁Met ra ▁station ▁in ▁Blue ▁Island , ▁Illinois <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Sant orum ▁Am end ment ▁was ▁a ▁failed ▁proposed ▁am end ment ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁education ▁fund ing ▁bill ▁( which ▁became ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁No ▁Child ▁Left ▁Be hind ▁Act ), ▁proposed ▁by ▁Republican ▁Rick ▁Sant orum ▁( then ▁a ▁United ▁States ▁Senator ▁for ▁Pennsylvania ), ▁which ▁promoted ▁the ▁teaching ▁of ▁intellig ent ▁design ▁while ▁question ing ▁the ▁academic ▁standing ▁of ▁evolution ▁in ▁US ▁public ▁schools . ▁In ▁response , ▁a ▁coal ition ▁of ▁ 9 6 ▁scientific ▁and ▁educational ▁organizations ▁wrote ▁a ▁letter ▁to ▁the ▁conference ▁committee , ▁ur ging ▁that ▁the ▁am end ment ▁be ▁str icken ▁from ▁the ▁final ▁bill , ▁arg uing ▁that ▁evolution ▁is , ▁in ▁the ▁scientific ▁fields , ▁regarded ▁as ▁fact ▁and ▁that ▁the ▁am end ment ▁creates ▁the ▁mis per ception ▁that ▁evolution ▁is ▁not ▁fully ▁accepted ▁in ▁the ▁scientific ▁community , ▁and ▁thus ▁weak ens ▁science ▁curr ic ula . ▁The ▁words ▁of ▁the ▁am end ment ▁surv ive ▁in ▁modified ▁form ▁in ▁the ▁Bill ' s ▁Conference ▁Report ▁and ▁do ▁not ▁carry ▁the ▁weight ▁of ▁law . ▁As ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁Disc overy ▁Institute ▁intellig ent ▁design ▁campaign s ▁it ▁became ▁a ▁corner stone ▁in ▁the ▁intellig ent ▁design ▁movement ' s ▁" T each ▁the ▁Cont ro vers y " ▁campaign . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁origin ▁of ▁the ▁am end ment ▁can ▁be ▁trac ed ▁back