State Board Approves Flawed Health Textbooks Textbooks Lack Age-Appropriate, Accurate Information on Family Planning and Disease Prevention FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 5, 2004 AUSTIN High school students in Texas will not have access to state-mandated information on family planning and disease prevention in high school health textbooks adopted by the State Board of Education (SBOE) […]
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Thousands Of Texans Join Campaign For Responsible Health Textbooks
Thousands Of Texans Join Campaign For Responsible Health Textbooks State Board of Education to Decide Nov. 5 on Flawed New Textbooks That Include No Information on Family Planning and Prevention of STDs FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 1, 2004 AUSTIN Activists on Monday delivered to the State Board of Education thousands of postcards from concerned Texans […]
Samantha Smoot To Step Down As Texas Freedom Network President
Samantha Smoot To Step Down As Texas Freedom Network President Six-Year Term Sees Growth, Victories on Vouchers, Textbooks, Hate Crimes FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 22, 2004 AUSTIN Samantha Smoot will step down as president of the Texas Freedom Network at the end of this year. “The last six years have been remarkable, largely because of […]
Texas Freedom Network President Backs Education Commissioner’s Call For Teaching State Health Standards
Texas Freedom Network President Backs Education Commissioner’s Call For Teaching State Health Standards Commissioner calls on schools to “teach the state curriculum,” but new textbooks currently do not include mandated information on sex and health FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 15, 2004 AUSTIN The president of the Texas Freedom Network today backed Texas Education Commissioner Shirley […]
Experts, Organizations Call For Responsible Health Textbooks In Texas High Schools
Experts, Organizations Call For Responsible Health Textbooks In Texas High Schools State Board of Education Hears Testimony on Proposed Textbooks that Omit Vital Information on Preventing Pregnancy and Sexually Transmitted Diseases FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 14, 2004 AUSTIN The State Board of Education (SBOE) should insist that publishers conform to all curriculum standards by adding […]
