Senate Rejects Vouchers in TEA Reauthorization Bill Senate Passes Bill after Sponsor Pledges to Reject Any Efforts by House to Add Vouchers May 9, 2005 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AUSTIN The president of the Texas Freedom Network today commended state senators for closing the door on any voucher amendments to a bill reauthorizing the Texas Education […]
SBOE, Publisher Still Censoring Health Textbooks Publisher Agrees to Remove Data on Homosexuality from Teacher’s Editions April 29, 2005 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AUSTIN Publisher Holt, Rinehart and Winston has deleted from the teacher’s editions of its new middle school health textbooks estimates of the percentage of the population who may be gay, apparently under pressure […]
San Antonio Parents, Teachers Warn Legislators about Failures of Edgewood Voucher Program Privately Funded Program Drains Money from Public Schools, Leaves Kids Behind and Fails Families April 28, 2005 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AUSTIN Parents and teachers from the state’s only school district with a voucher program today called on legislators to reject legislation that would […]
Marriage Amendment an Unnecessary Diversion H.J.R. 6 Is an Effort to Distract Voters from Real Problems Facing Texas April 25, 2005 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE President Kathy Miller of the Texas Freedom Network released the following statement on today’s vote in the state House to approve H.J.R. 6 by Rep. Warren Chisum, R-Pampa. The measure would […]
Textbook Bills Open Door to Censorship By SBOE House Committee to Hear Bill Testimony on Tuesday (April 26) April 25, 2005 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEAUSTIN A lawmaker’s comments reported this weekend reveal that the true purpose of legislation before a House committee this week is to permit State Board of Education members to edit textbooks for […]
