The Week in Quotes (Nov. 13 – 19)
Here are some of the week’s most notable quotes culled from news reports from across Texas, and beyond. […]
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SBOE Candidate: Anette Carlisle
Because of redistricting, all 15 seats on the Texas State Board of Education will be up for grabs in the November 2012 elections. The results of those elections will determine whether the religious right’s corrosive influence over public education will weaken or grow as the board considers what the next generation of public school students […]
Religion in the 2012 Elections
At a time when so much else is at stake, why do our nation’s politics remain fixated on the culture wars? The Texas Freedom Network Education Fund is partnering with the James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy at Rice University in January to explore the turbulent intersection of religion and politics in America. […]
The Week in Quotes (Nov. 6 – 12)
Here are some of the week’s most notable quotes culled from news reports from across Texas, and beyond. […]
Low-lights in Social Studies
As we reported Monday, a new report prepared for the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board slams the State Board of Education (SBOE) for their politicized, factually challenged re-write of social studies curriculum standards last year. The report is worth a read to see just how extensive the damage was to those standards — and to […]
