SBOE Pushes Politics in Social Studies Standards Board Members Gut Work of Curriculum Teams FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 13, 2010 Texas Freedom Network President Kathy Miller pointed at the blatant politicization of social studies curriculum standards today as yet more evidence that the Legislature must act to protect the education of Texas schoolchildren. “When partisan […]
9:58 – The Texas State Board of Education swept through the all five earlier items on its agenda this morning and have already begun the hearing on proposed social studies standards for Texas public schools. A live, streaming Web cast of the hearing is available here. Click on the January 13 link. 10:02 – TFN […]
The Texas Freedom Network sent out the following press release after our press conference this morning at the Texas Education Agency: The state’s leading religious liberties group today joined with clergy and scholars in calling on the State Board of Education to approve new curriculum standards that don’t undermine religious freedom in Texas social studies […]
TFN, Clergy, Scholars Call on SBOE to Protect Religious Freedom in New Social Studies Curriculum Standards Board Set This Week to Consider Standards Drafted by Educators, Scholars FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 12, 2010 The state’s leading religious liberties group today joined with clergy and scholars in calling on the State Board of Education to approve […]
We have seen a series of stories in the last few days about the coming debate at the State Board of Education this week on proposed new social studies curriculum standards in Texas public schools. The Austin American-Statesman yesterday looked at efforts by conservative evangelicals to require that students learn that the United States was […]
