House Bill Gives State Board Of Education A Free Hand To Censor Textbooks H.B. 220 Would Restore Authority Stripped from SBOE a Decade Ago April 19, 2005 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AUSTIN Legislation before the House Public Education Committee today is a gift to State Board of Education (SBOE) members who want to censor textbook content […]
Ban on Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual Foster Parents Puts Mean-Spirited Agenda Ahead of the Interests of Kids April 19, 2005 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE President Kathy Miller of the Texas Freedom Network released the following statement on today’s approval of Rep. Robert Talton’s amendment to C.S.S.B. 6 in the House of Representatives. C.S.S.B. 6 reforms the […]
Bill Could Privatize Schools in Every Senate District Both Urban and Rural Schools at Risk under Sen. Shapiro’s Bill April 18, 2005 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AUSTIN A Texas Freedom Network analysis shows that every state Senate district could see local schools turned over to private, for-profit companies under a proposed Senate education overhaul bill. The […]
Senate Education Bill Calls For Unprecedented Privatization of Texas Schools Bill Could Privatize Hundreds of Schools, Dramatically Expand Charter System April 12, 2005 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AUSTIN Measures in the Senate’s education overhaul bill that would massively expand the state’s troubled charter school system and turn over hundreds of neighborhood schools to for-profit companies amount […]
House Joins SBOE In Blocking Responsible Health Education Failed Amendment Would Have Required Agencies to Track Progress of Sexual Abstinence-Only Programs April 11, 2005 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AUSTIN Legislators missed an opportunity last week to protect the health of Texas teens and practice fiscal responsibility when they failed to pass an amendment requiring state agencies […]
