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. […]
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)
TFN and Allies Rally to Stop Texas Voucher Bill Stealing Funds from Students in Public Schools
Texas voucher bill, House Bill 3, would steal public funds from students in our public schools. […]
Texas Senate Advances Ten Commandments Bill, Undermining Religious Freedom of Texas Students
Texas lawmakers today advanced Senate Bill 10, also known as the Ten Commandments bill, out of committee. This legislation would require that every public school classroom display a poster of the Ten Commandments that’s visible from “anywhere in the classroom.” […]
Texas Senate Moves to Mandate Government-Sanctioned Prayer in Public Schools, Violating Religious Freedom of Texas Families
Texas lawmakers today advanced Senate Bill 11 out of committee. This legislation would mandate daily prayer in publics schools and Bible reading in Texas public schools. […]
The Lege Lowdown: Vouchers, vouchers, vouchers!
The Lege Lowdown is a monthly newsletter from Texas Freedom Network, where we’ll break down key bills in our issue areas: public education, religious freedom, LGBTQIA+ equality, reproductive rights + big happenings in immigration and voting rights. […]
