AT FIFTH CIRCUIT HEARING, GROUPS UNITE IN FIGHT AGAINST HB 2 Appeals Court to Consider Challenge to Extreme Anti-Abortion Law in Texas FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 7, 2015 In anticipation of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit’s hearing on Whole Woman’s Health v Lakey, the second legal challenge to Texas’ omnibus anti-abortion […]
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TEXAS STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION APPROVES TEXTBOOKS WITH CHANGES NO ONE HAS VETTED
TEXAS STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION APPROVES TEXTBOOKS WITH CHANGES NO ONE HAS VETTED Idea of an Open, Transparent Adoption Process Is a Sham, TFN President Says FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 21, 2014 Texas Freedom Network President Kathy Miller had the following statement on today’s State Board of Education vote to adopt new social studies textbooks […]
TFN STATEMENT ON TEXAS TEXTBOOK ADOPTION PUBLIC HEARING
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 […]
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 […]
