A voucher bill, Senate Bill 2, has been advanced by the Texas House Public Education Committee and can now be heard on the House floor. […]
Education
Texas has an increasingly diverse public education system with a public school enrollment of more than 5 million. Unfortunately, that public education system is also the target of right-wing extremists seeking to privatize our neighborhood public schools and push a culture-war agenda in the classroom.
To that end, Texas Freedom Network tirelessly fights for Texas public school students at the Capitol — opposing private school voucher legislation, sticking up for students’ freedoms, advocating for truthful, censorship-free lessons and textbooks, and more. We’ve also conducted groundbreaking research into what is taught in classrooms on subjects like sex education and religion.
Resources
- Teach the Truth: Texans United Against Censorship in Education
- Can This Class Be Saved? The ‘Hobby Lobby’ Public School Bible Curriculum (2014 report)
- Reading, Writing & Religion II (2013 report)
- Sex Education in Public Schools: Progress in the Lone Star State (2011 report)
- Just Say Don’t Know: Sex Education in Texas Public Schools (2009 report)
- The State Board of Education: Dragging Texas Schools into the Culture Wars (2008 report)
- Reading Writing & Religion: Teaching the Bible in Texas Public Schools (2006 report)
- Broken Promises II (2001 report)
- Broken Promises: Charter Schools in Texas (2000 report)
For Texas Freedom Network Advocacy Day, Youth Activists, Faith Leaders, and Public Education Allies Rally Against Vouchers
For Texas Freedom Network Advocacy Day, youth activists, public education advocates, and faith leaders gathered for a statewide day of action. […]
The March Lege Lowdown
In the March Lege Lowdown, we’ll cover key bills in pub ed, religious freedom, LGBTQIA+ equality, reproductive rights, and voting rights. […]
Texas Senate Gives Preliminary Approval to SB 10 and SB 11, Advancing Government-Mandated Religion in Public School
The TX Senate has preliminarily approved Senate Bill 10, the Ten Commandments Bill, and Senate Bill 11, mandating prayer time in public schools. […]
Hundreds of Public Education Advocates Testify Against Vouchers at Committee Hearing
Hundreds of public education advocates showed up at the Texas Capitol yesterday to reject vouchers as the Texas House Public Education Committee heard public testimony on House Bill 3, legislation that would establish a school voucher program. […]
