TFN Urges Rejection of Reading Lists in New Language Arts Standards Reading Lists Tie Hands of Teachers, Turn Classes into Culture War Battlegrounds FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 26, 2008 Reading lists in proposed new statewide English/language arts and reading (ELAR) curriculum standards would tie the hands of classroom teachers and turn literature and reading classes […]
Recent Press Releases
Council Leaves the Door Open to Voucher Schemes
Council Leaves the Door Open to Voucher Schemes Legislature Did Not Intend to Permit Voucher Plan FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 11, 2008 Texas Freedom Network President Kathy Miller has released the following statement regarding a strategic plan for dropout prevention adopted today by the High School Completion and Success Initiative Council. Council members had earlier […]
Odessa Lawsuit Agreement Confirms TFN Warnings about Deeply Flawed Bible Course
Odessa Lawsuit Agreement Confirms TFN Warnings about Deeply Flawed Bible Course Schools Using Flawed Curriculum Put Taxpayers at Risk FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 5, 2008 Today’s agreement to remove a widely marketed Bible curriculum from Odessa public schools confirms that the curriculum is deeply flawed and threatens the religious freedom of students, the president of […]
Board Chairman Recklessly Throws Away Two Years of Work, Taxpayer Dollars on Curriculum Revision
Board Chairman Recklessly Throws Away Two Years of Work, Taxpayer Dollars on Curriculum Revision McLeroy Breathes New Life into One Person’s Misguided Crusade FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 12, 2008 The State Board of Education’s chairman is recklessly disregarding two years of work by teachers and education experts to promote one person’s misguided crusade to overhaul […]
Far-Right Groups See Major Funding Increases Since 1998
Far-Right Groups See Major Funding Increases Since 1998 Leininger Dollars a Major Source of Funding for the Culture Wars, New Report Shows FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 7, 2008 The state’s most prominent groups affiliated with causes promoted by social conservatives more than doubled their annual fund-raising totals from 1998 to 2006 a period when the […]
