As the far right continues to force their own beliefs into the classroom, from the State Board of Education to the Texas Legislature, we’re hearing one anti-American claim again and again: the separation of church and state doesn’t exist. Christian Nationalists aren’t just ignoring our founding fathers, they’re going through ridiculous lengths to question our […]
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Sex Ed, Faith, & the SBOE: How It’s All Connected
By Shan Schaffer, Texas Freedom Network’s Just Texas Program Manager According to the Texas State Board of Education (SBOE), which decides the curriculum for public education, schools aren’t required to teach sex ed, and when they do, it doesn’t have to be inclusive or medically accurate. I’m Shan, TFN’s Just Texas program manager. I’m here […]
Andrew Edmonson’s Life of Advocacy Lives on Through TFN
David Andrew Edmonson – known as Andrew, or Andy, to friends and family – was a fierce advocate and “force to be reckoned with,” as his younger sister Sally Edmonson fondly remembers him. “He was an amazing friend to many folks, a brother, I was thankful to have him as family,” Sally said. “He was […]
SBOE preliminarily approves social studies TEKS, reading list
Your April SBOE Rundown Texas Freedom Network, our Teach the Truth coalition, Texas Rising students, and other education advocates organized a strong, unified voice in support of truthful, inclusive public education at last week’s State Board of Education (SBOE) meeting. Despite this, the Republican-dominated board did what it does best: ignored what students, families, and educators actually need […]
Texas Educators on why Social Studies Rules
With the Texas State Board of Education poised to massively overhaul K-12 social studies curricula this year, we want to take a step back and spotlight the voices of Texas educators explaining why social studies rules. We collected stories from passionate teachers who bring the subject to life in their classrooms. One of the first […]
