Meet the blue state booksellers fighting Texas books ban from Maryland: Matt Bormet and his wife Megan, owners of People’s Book. […]
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)
What is the Texas State Board of Education (SBOE)?
The Texas SBOE is a board, made up of 15 elected members from across the state, that decides what is and isn’t taught in our public schools.
Why does the SBOE matter? And how can you be part of our important work to #TeachTheTruth? […]
As Texas Legislature Adjourns Sine Die on Fourth Special Session of 2023, Texas Freedom Network Condemns Gov. Abbott’s Authoritarian Overreach
The Texas Legislature has officially adjourned sine die, concluding the fourth special session of the year. […]
Science Textbook Vote Sends a Message: Right-Wing SBOE Members Value Political Agendas, Oil and Gas Industry Over Climate Change Education
Board’s Final Votes on Which Science Textbooks to Adopt for Public Schools Exposes Hostility to Texas Students Learning Scientific Facts on Climate Change, Evolution FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 17, 2023 CONTACT:Emily Witt (she/hers), Texas Freedom Network (TFN), [email protected] Oh, National Center for Science Education (NCSE), [email protected] AUSTIN, Texas – State Board of Education members today delivered a […]
As Voucher Bill Proceeds in Fourth Special Session of the Year, Texas Freedom Network Reinforces Strong Opposition
The Texas House Committee on Educational Opportunity & Enrichment today held a hearing for HB 1, which proposes a school voucher program alongside the only proposed increased funding for public education. […]
