TFN STATEMENT ON TEXAS TEXTBOOK ADOPTION PUBLIC HEARING FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 18, 2014 This evening the State Board of Education failed to take to give preliminary approval to proposed new social studies textbooks for Texas public schools. A number of board members expressed reluctance to give that preliminary approval until they have examined all […]
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ADVOCATES APPLAUD PUBLISHERS FOR REMOVING CLIMATE CHANGE DENIALISM FROM TEXAS TEXTBOOKS, PUTTING EDUCATION AHEAD OF POLITICS
Texas State Board of Education Still Must Vote on Adopting the Revised Textbooks FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 17, 2014 Publishers have agreed to correct or remove inaccurate passages promoting climate change denialism from new social studies textbooks proposed for Texas public schools, a coalition of science and education groups announced this afternoon. This news comes […]
SCIENCE, EDUCATION ADVOCATES CALL ON PUBLISHERS TO REMOVE CLIMATE CHANGE DENIALISM FROM NEW TEXTBOOKS
SCIENCE, EDUCATION ADVOCATES CALL ON PUBLISHERS TO REMOVE CLIMATE CHANGE DENIALISM FROM NEW TEXTBOOKS Leading National Publishers Mislead Students in New Social Studies Textbooks FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 12, 2014 Science and education advocates are calling on leading national publishers to revise proposed new social studies textbooks that include inaccurate and misleading information on climate science and […]
TFN PRESIDENT CONDEMNS HATEFUL MAILER IN NORTH TEXAS SENATE RACE
TFN PRESIDENT CONDEMNS HATEFUL MAILER IN NORTH TEXAS SENATE RACE Texas Voters Rejected Similar Anti-Gay Hate Campaign 12 Years Ago FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 28, 2014 Texas Freedom Network President Kathy Miller is condemning a reprehensible anti-gay campaign mailer attacking the Democratic nominee for a state Senate seat from North Texas. “These kinds of hateful […]
PUBLISHERS MAKE SOME CORRECTIONS, BUT PROBLEMS REMAIN IN TEXAS TEXTBOOK ADOPTION
Publishers Also Largely Appear to Be Resisting Demands from Extremists FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 20, 2014 The Texas Freedom Network Education Fund today applauded select changes made to proposed Texas public school social studies textbooks, as well as publishers’ unwillingness to bow to pressure from extremist groups seeking to insert further distortions into the texts. […]
