Statement on Texas Curriculum Debacle

Texas Freedom Network President Kathy Miller released the following statement after a divided State Board of Education gave preliminary approval to new social studies curriculum standards for Texas public schools: “Some board members themselves acknowledged this morning that the process for revising curriculum standards in Texas is seriously broken, with politics and personal agendas dominating […]

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TFN President: Curriculum Process Is Seriously Broken, Dominated by Politics and Incompetence

TFN President: Curriculum Process Is Seriously Broken, Dominated by Politics and Incompetence State Board of Education’s Actions Fail Nearly 5 Million Texas Students and Their Families FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 12, 2010 Texas Freedom Network President Kathy Miller is releasing the following statement after a divided State Board of Education gave preliminary approval to new […]

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Blogging the Social Studies Debate VI

3:10 – The state board is resuming its debate on the standards and is taking up the psychology standards. It’s unclear how controversial this course might be. 3:19 – Not controversial, apparently. No amendments for psychology, so on to sociology. Cynthia Dunbar Barbara Cargill moves to add Robert Nisbet to a list of sociologists students […]

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Religious Freedom Fails in Texas

The Texas Freedom Network just sent out the following press release: The Texas State Board of Education’s vote today against requiring that students learn what the nation’s Founders did to protect religious freedom represents an irresponsible rewriting of American history and a stunning triumph of politics over education, the president of the Texas Freedom Network […]

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Blogging the Social Studies Debate V

12:55 – The board just voted for an amendment by Cynthia Dunbar that students learn that “the laws of nature and nature’s God” be included in a list of political ideas in history that influenced the writing of the Constitution and other founding documents. 1:02 – Now Dunbar moves to replace “democratic republic” to “constitutional […]

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