By now you might have seen (see below if you haven’t) the video of state Sen. Don Huffines, R-Dallas, yelling at children from the Richardson Independent School District who don’t want their public schools defunded to pay for one of Huffines’ pet causes: private school vouchers. […]
Education
Texas Sex Education: A Conspiracy of Silence
Texas is failing students and their families on sex education. […]
Anti-LGBT, Anti-Public Ed Lawmakers Already Baring Their Fangs at Texas Capitol
In just the second day of the 2017 Texas legislative session, far-right lawmakers are already demonstrating their contempt for LGBT people and public schools. […]
2016 in Quotes: The Right and Public Education
We continue our review of the outrageous and offensive things we heard from the right in 2016. Public education continues to be a battleground in the right’s culture wars. So today let’s look at some of what the right had to say about education this year. You can check out previous posts from the Year in […]
Creationists Are (Once Again) Trying to Sabotage Texas Science Curriculum Standards
In what seems like a never-ending battle in Texas, creationists are once again trying to make a mess of the science curriculum standards for the state’s public schools. And once again, the Texas Freedom Network is organizing science education advocates to fight back. […]
