TFN has taken up its usual post in the board hearing room at the State Board of Education, where we will be bringing you up-to-the-minute action from today’s one and only hearing on proposed new science instructional materials. (We’re also live-tweeting at #sboe.) For anyone who wants to watch the proceedings, the meeting will be […]
CNN is reporting that Gov. Rick Perry may not speak at the Christians-only prayer rally in Houston next month — the event he initiated. Wait a minute. What? The story speculates that criticism over the event — and its loony sponsors and speakers — might be getting to the presidential candidate governor. Maybe. It’s possible […]
Just a reminder about what new chairwoman Barbara Cargill — and her five “conservative Christian” allies on the State Board of Education — have in mind for the meeting this week: I am a little bit concerned in looking at some of these science online supplementary materials. I looked at one of the links and […]
TFN President Expresses Concerns About Continuing Problems at State Board of Education Chairwoman’s Divisive Comments, Limits for Public Input on Science Adoption Raise Alarms over Direction of SBOE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 19, 2011 With the State Board of Education set to adopt new science instructional materials for Texas public schools this week, Texas Freedom […]
Here are some of the week’s most notable quotes culled from news reports from across Texas, and beyond. […]
