Big news yesterday regarding the Texas State Board of Education: Rick Agosto, the Democratic member from San Antonio who has often voted with the board’s far-right faction on controversial issues, said he will not seek re-election to his seat next year. This news came as Democrat Michael Soto, a literature professor at Trinity University in San […]
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From today’s TFN News Clips: “The culture war over science education, the teaching of evolution, is going to be there, no matter what. Education is too important not to politicize.” — State Board of Education member Don McLeroy, R-Bryan, finally being honest about turning public schools into political battlegrounds Stay informed with TFN News Clips, […]
Who Does Terri Leo Think She’s Fooling?
One thing you can say about Texas State Board of Education member Terri Leo: she can say the most absurd things with a straight face. In an article published by a conservative Web site, East Texas Review, Leo claims “conservatives” (as she defines them, anyway) are improving education standards that will help students do better […]
SBOE Forum in Austin This Saturday
Passing along some information about a very interesting forum on the State Board of Education coming up in Austin this Saturday, November 7: Panel on “Textbooks, TAKS, and the State Board of Education” Speakers include Mark Grayson, former textbook representative to the SBOE for Science for Holt, Rinehart and Winston, State Rep. Donna Howard (D-Austin), […]
TFN to Receive National Freedom Award
A major education group will present the Texas Freedom Network with its 2009 National Intellectual Freedom Award this month for our efforts to help teachers counter political attacks on sound curriculum standards in Texas public schools. We are very grateful and profoundly humbled by this honor from the 50,000-member National Council of Teachers of English. TFN […]
