No they haven't. Like everything else with evolution as a theory of origins, they'll take tiny genetic variations, then claim that is the same thing as entire species changing.
The truth is, the more time has passed, the deeper our understanding of how complex life is, especially on the microscopic level, the more blindingly obvious it has been that evolution isn't remotely scientific. The only reason it is still held as fact is because, as Dawkins unintentionally admitted, 'Evolution allows an atheist to be intellectually fulfilled,' to paraphrase him slightly.
It's how and why atheists claim science is 'theirs,' and then frame every argument as 'science vs irrational religion,' instead of 'our religious dogma vs others' religious dogma.' If you actually apply the scientific method, atheists are left without answers as to how the universe began, and how life came to exist.
They must force evolution to be taught, for the same reason that the political left cannot tolerate any breach in total control of the media narrative. Because as soon as they have an argument based on actual facts, it becomes clear that all they have is sophistry, and any amount of sunlight will wipe their position away.