FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFebruary 21, 2024 CONTACT: Imelda Mejia, [email protected] HOUSTON — The Galveston ISD Board of Trustees tonight rejected creating a new policy under SB 763 allowing chaplains who are unqualified to act as school counselors to be employed or accepted as volunteers to serve as “mental health personnel and support” in the district’s public […]
Education
Patriotic math? Far-right Texas SBOE sets its 2024 priorities
If the first meeting of 2024 is any indication, too many SBOE members are already more interested in playing politics than educating kids. […]
PragerU Kids Is Twisting Black History One Video at a Time
Content warning: This blog discusses historical racial violence. If you keep up with public education, you’ve probably heard of PragerU by now. Maybe you even followed the controversy when far-right State Board of Education (SBOE) member Julie Pickren falsely claimed it was coming to Texas classrooms last year. Let’s get it straight: PragerU is not […]
Texas Book Banning Bill Blocked as 5th Circuit Upholds Injunction on HB 900
The 5th Circuit upheld an injunction blocking a Texas book banning bill, HB 900, which bans or restricts books in public school libraries. […]
The Blue State Booksellers Fighting Texas Book Bans From Maryland: A Conversation with People’s Book Co-Owner Matt Bormet
Meet the blue state booksellers fighting Texas books ban from Maryland: Matt Bormet and his wife Megan, owners of People’s Book. […]
