We are not backing down. Students deserve a well-funded, honest public education.
Texas Freedom Network (TFN) fights for a robust and equitable public school system in which students have access to everything they need to learn and thrive — no matter who they are, what they believe, or where they come from.
More than 5.5 million students attend Texas public schools. Unfortunately, right-wing extremists relentlessly attack public education, most recently by siphoning public school dollars with a voucher scheme and attempting to force their single-minded political agenda and religious views into classrooms.
STEALING FROM STUDENTS
In the 2025 Legislative Session, lawmakers ignored the will of the people and passed a voucher scheme which will drain money from underfunded public schools to support tuition at unaccountable private schools. These institutions can, and do, discriminate against students based on ability, background, and identity.
BANNING BOOKS & CENSORING CURRICULA
Efforts to censor classroom lessons and ban books are rampant across Texas. Many of the most frequently banned books are about the experiences of people of color and LGBTQIA+ people. Extremists also want to bring conservative propaganda machine PragerU to schools.
Texas Freedom Network mobilizes at the Capitol, at the State Board of Education (SBOE), and in local school districts to ensure that the students in our public schools come first — not politicians’ personal views.
TFN fights for students at the State Board of Education (SBOE), which oversees public school curricula. We also conduct groundbreaking research into what is (and isn’t) taught on subjects like sex education, evolution, climate change, and religion.
In the Community
TFN’s Teach the Truth campaign opposes book-banning efforts in local public schools and libraries because students deserve a truthful education and access to books that reflect the diversity of our classrooms, state, and country.
AUSTIN, Texas – Several members of the State Board of Education are calling for an investigation after it was discovered one of the content advisors in charge of revisions to the K-12 social studies curriculum didn’t disclose a $70,000 gift from a far right think tank.
Your April SBOE Rundown Texas Freedom Network, our Teach the Truth coalition, Texas Rising students, and other education advocates organized a strong, unified voice in support of truthful, inclusive public education at last week’s State Board of Education (SBOE) meeting. Despite this, the Republican-dominated board did what it does best: ignored what students, families, and educators actually need…
The Texas Freedom Network and Teach the Truth coalition partners hosted a rally outside the State Board of Education meeting Tuesday to draw attention to proposed changes to the state’s K-12 social studies curriculum.
With the Texas State Board of Education poised to massively overhaul K-12 social studies curricula this year, we want to take a step back and spotlight the voices of Texas educators explaining why social studies rules. We collected stories from passionate teachers who bring the subject to life in their classrooms. One of the first…
We Texans have a reputation for going BIG. From the ‘dos of beloved leaders, to the world’s largest cowboy boots in San Antonio, to the 72-ounce-steak challenge in Amarillo, we’ve always leaned into our larger-than-life persona. But did you know there is a tiny group of Texans who have a giant impact on what over…
Your February 2026 SBOE Rundown This week’s sprung-up-out-of-nowhere special State Board of Education (SBOE) meeting is over. The politicization of our classrooms, on the other hand? Not so much. Wednesday’s public hearing and discussion on the social studies curriculum standards exposed the far right’s approach to teaching millions of Texas public school students: We’ll tell you…
AUSTIN, Texas – Several members of the State Board of Education are calling for an investigation after it was discovered one of the content advisors in charge of revisions to the K-12 social studies curriculum didn’t disclose a $70,000 gift from a far right think tank.
Your April SBOE Rundown Texas Freedom Network, our Teach the Truth coalition, Texas Rising students, and other education advocates organized a strong, unified voice in support of truthful, inclusive public education at last week’s State Board of Education (SBOE) meeting. Despite this, the Republican-dominated board did what it does best: ignored what students, families, and educators actually need…
The Texas Freedom Network and Teach the Truth coalition partners hosted a rally outside the State Board of Education meeting Tuesday to draw attention to proposed changes to the state’s K-12 social studies curriculum.
With the Texas State Board of Education poised to massively overhaul K-12 social studies curricula this year, we want to take a step back and spotlight the voices of Texas educators explaining why social studies rules. We collected stories from passionate teachers who bring the subject to life in their classrooms. One of the first…
We Texans have a reputation for going BIG. From the ‘dos of beloved leaders, to the world’s largest cowboy boots in San Antonio, to the 72-ounce-steak challenge in Amarillo, we’ve always leaned into our larger-than-life persona. But did you know there is a tiny group of Texans who have a giant impact on what over…
Your February 2026 SBOE Rundown This week’s sprung-up-out-of-nowhere special State Board of Education (SBOE) meeting is over. The politicization of our classrooms, on the other hand? Not so much. Wednesday’s public hearing and discussion on the social studies curriculum standards exposed the far right’s approach to teaching millions of Texas public school students: We’ll tell you…
