Meet Val Benavidez, who became the executive director in 2020 after serving as TFN’s chief program officer and field director for almost 14 years. […]
Recent Blogs
Patriotic math? Far-right Texas SBOE sets its 2024 priorities
If the first meeting of 2024 is any indication, too many SBOE members are already more interested in playing politics than educating kids. […]
PragerU Kids Is Twisting Black History One Video at a Time
Content warning: This blog discusses historical racial violence. If you keep up with public education, you’ve probably heard of PragerU by now. Maybe you even followed the controversy when far-right State Board of Education (SBOE) member Julie Pickren falsely claimed it was coming to Texas classrooms last year. Let’s get it straight: PragerU is not […]
Loving families share their stories as the Texas Supreme Court argues the ban on gender-affirming care for transgender youth: ‘I will not let people who don’t know me or my family destroy our lives’
Arguments in the case against Texas’ ban on lifesaving gender-affirming care for transgender youth took place today at the Texas Supreme Court. We asked three families of transgender youth to share their stories. […]
A Timeline of Roe v. Wade, Abortion Restrictions in America, and Our Relentless Fight for Reproductive Freedom
On the anniversary of Roe v. Wade’s historic passage, we’ve built a timeline of Roe v. Wade and how we go beyond its protections. […]