A live video webcast of today’s hearing is available through the Texas Education Agency website. 9:10 – Public testimony on the proposed new social studies curriculum standards just began. First speaker: the Rev. Stephen Broden, who’s arguing that social studies students must learn the Judeo-Christian heritage of the nation. His testimony is right out of […]
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TFN Insider Keeps You Informed on SBOE
TFN Insider will be blogging live from the State Board of Education meeting this week as board members decide what the next generation of Texas public school students learn in their public school classrooms. The Wednesday public hearing begins at 9 a.m. and is likely to last all day and into the evening. The Texas […]
Fox News: ‘Fair and Balanced’?
We’re not sure when Fox News used this graphic, but we saw it for the first time yesterday. We had heard Fox commentators referred to Texas Freedom Network President Kathy Miller — on the air — as a “troublemaker” back in March. Fox sent three news teams to Austin that month to cover the State […]
Scholars Blast Shoddy Social Studies Standards
Historians are heaping scorn on the Texas State Board of Education’s revision of social studies curriculum standards for public schools. A press release yesterday from scholars who sponsored an open letter to the state board — signed by more than 1,200 historians from across the country — highlights scathing comments from professors who have analyzed […]
Statesman Op-eds Focus on Social Studies
The Austin American-Statesman devoted much of its editorial section today to the controversy over proposed new social studies curriculum standards for Texas public schools. The newspaper’s op-ed page includes a new column from Texas Freedom Network President Kathy Miller. Money quote: (S)ome board members say they want to bring “balance” to social studies classrooms. But […]
