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. […]
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TEXAS FREEDOM NETWORK HONORS STRONG WOMEN MAKING HISTORY AT 19TH ANNUAL GALA
TEXAS FREEDOM NETWORK HONORS STRONG WOMEN MAKING HISTORY AT 19TH ANNUAL GALA Event Features Dolores Huerta, Houston Mayor Parker, Fort Worth Activist Combs FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 10, 2014 The Texas Freedom Network will honor Houston Mayor Annise Parker, labor and civil rights icon Dolores Huerta, and the Rev. Valda Jean Combs of Fort Worth […]
PROPOSED TEXAS TEXTBOOKS DISTORT CLIMATE CHANGE FACTS
PROPOSED TEXAS TEXTBOOKS DISTORT CLIMATE CHANGE FACTS One Textbook Absurdly Portrays Advocacy Group as a Science Authority FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 15, 2014 An examination of how proposed social studies textbooks for Texas public schools address climate change reveals distortions and bias that misrepresent the broad scientific consensus on the phenomenon. Climate education specialists at […]
Scholar Reviews Highlight Problems in Proposed Texas Social Studies Textbooks
Exaggerations, Distortions Reflect Flaws in Controversial Curriculum Standards FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 10, 2014 Social studies textbooks under state consideration for public schools this year include serious distortions of history and contemporary issues on topics ranging from religion and democracy to the free enterprise system and affirmative action, according to scholars who reviewed the new […]
SBOE Politics as Usual: Textbook Review Once Again Corrupted by Lack of Expertise
A Tea Party House Candidate, Other Unqualified Reviewers Make It Onto Textbook Review Teams Even as at Least a Dozen Texas Scholars Are Told ‘No Thanks’ FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 15, 2014 A Texas Freedom Network analysis has revealed that numerous qualified scholars were bypassed for appointment to official state panels assigned to review proposed […]
