The double standard in bias in education

I don't know if it's accurate to conflate the intelligent-design-in-schools crowd and the fire-the-liberal-college-professor crowd. But I do think it's pretty funny that

• it's OK to mix politics and education when it comes to teaching innocent middle schoolers about life science
• but not OK for adult college students or professors to critically examine social and political issues, even outside the classroom. (see "Witch hunt at UCLA," LA Times today)