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 […]
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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 […]
Texas Poll: 90% Of Texans Support Sex Education
Texas Poll: 90% Of Texans Support Sex Education Survey Bolsters Support for Health Textbooks that Include Information on Family Planning and Disease Prevention FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 7, 2004 AUSTIN A new poll shows that an overwhelming majority of Texans support sex education for teens that includes information about family planning and disease prevention. The […]
From Bad To Worse: Publishers Make Reckless Changes To Proposed New Health Textbooks
From Bad To Worse: Publishers Make Reckless Changes To Proposed New Health Textbooks Leading Publisher Glencoe Says ‘Protected Sex’ Is a High-Risk Behavior for STDs FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 28, 2004 AUSTIN Documents released by the Texas Education Agency (TEA) reveal that publishers have agreed to make reckless new changes to their proposed high school […]
