The Texas Education Agency just released the full list of members serving on the science review panels that will evaluate instructional materials submitted for approval by the State Board of Education (SBOE). As TFN predicted earlier this spring, the review panel for biology includes a number of individuals with a history of promoting intelligent design/creationism […]
Creationists Target Science Instructional Materials in Texas SBOE Members Seed Official Review Teams with Anti-Science Activists FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 13, 2011 Continuing a long and misguided campaign that will undermine science education in Texas public schools, members of the State Board of Education have succeeded in seeding review teams for proposed new instructional materials […]
After languishing in the House Calendars committee for several weeks — and looking as if the clock might run out on this ill-considered bill — Rep. Leo Berman’s anti-Sharia law measure (HB 911) made a surprise appearance on the House floor on Monday. […]
Why does pseudo-historian and bona fide political activist David Barton have such a poor reputation in the academic community? It’s not because of his religious convictions, his politics, or even his lack of formal training — it’s his disregard for the basic standards of accuracy historians enforce upon themselves […]
National Day to Prevent Teen Pregnancy: Time to Stop Ignoring the Problem in Texas Texas Lawmakers Must Change Abstinence-only Policies That Fail Teens, Taxpayers FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 4, 2011 On the National Day to Prevent Teen Pregnancy, the president of the Texas Freedom Network is calling on Texas lawmakers to stop ignoring proposed legislation […]
