From today’s TFN News Clips: “Are you kidding me, Earth Day in the schools? We’ve got to save the Earth? I mean, that’s like a tick . . . trying to save a whole heard of cattle. I mean, ticks go along for the ride, they don’t manage the cattle, they don’t tell them where […]
Proposed Instructional Materials Put Science Education, Public Schools at Risk in Texas Vendor’s Creationist Materials Could Be Used in Public School Science Classes Around the State FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 25, 2011 Science in Texas public schools would take a shocking leap backward if the State Board of Education approves newly proposed instructional materials that […]
What started with a roar of outrage last May, ended last week with a whimper. And without a vote. […]
Late Monday evening, the Texas House Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence Committee voted unanimously to pass House Bill 911 by Rep. Leo Berman, R-Tyler, a statute that purports to bar Texas courts from applying “foreign laws,” but is really about responding the paranoid fears and biases of those who claim Sharia law is going to “take […]
Time to Put College and Workforce Readiness Ahead of Politics in Curriculum Standards Legislation’s Higher Ed Review Teams Would Ensure Expertise, Sound Scholarship Guide Curriculum Revision Process FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 13, 2011 Public education advocates today spoke out in support of proposed legislation that would put college and workforce readiness ahead of politics when […]
