By Val Benavidez TFN Outreach Director Today we’re celebrating a historic vote at the State Board of Education: the creation of an elective course in Mexican American studies for Texas public schools. The board also voted to create a process for approving other ethnic studies courses in the future. […]
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The Ugly-American State Board of Education Member from Texas
On Wednesday the State Board of Education took the historic step of voting to create an elective course in Mexican American studies for Texas public schools. One board member’s divisive stunt leading up to the vote served as yet another reminder why that action was a good thing. […]
The Week in Quotes (April 1 – 7)
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The Week in Quotes (March 25 – 31)
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Anti-Abortion Groups Continue to Defend Lying to Women
The right’s hypocrisy on abortion and the First Amendment was clear to see last week as the U.S. Supreme Court took up a California case involving a state law regulating so-called “crisis pregnancy centers.” The law requires health clinics to tell patients that free or low-cost services like birth control and abortion are available through state programs. […]
