Public Schools Are NOT Sunday Schools
Public schools are not Sunday schools! We’ve been telling the religious right in Texas this for almost 30 years. […]
Emily Witt
Posts by Emily Witt
Ben Carson and Other Religious Right Figures Given Increased Power to Shape Texas Public School Curriculums
The HB 1605 Advisory Panel, which guides the development of “Open Education Resource” materials, leans to the religious right, with politicians like Ben Carson on the panel. […]
Hurricane Beryl Highlights a Stormy Reality and Texas’ Energy Grid Woes
Hurricane Beryl left Houstonians suffering for prolonged days after the storm due to the fragile Texas energy grid. […]
This National Parents’ Day, We Must Remember Parental Responsibility Extends to American Democracy
On National Parents’ Day, we celebrate the role of parents in raising children. Unfortunately, a troubling trend is reshaping American education under the guise of “parental rights.” […]
Majority of Americans Support Abortion Access Two Years After Dobbs
Two years after Dobbs, we have now lived 730 days without the constitutional right to abortion. On June 24, 2022, the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade through their ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, creating a treacherous patchwork of state and local laws criminalizing abortion. In the years following the decision, vague […]
