Well, that’s not really what the Oklahoma Senate said, but it might as well have. On Thursday the chamber passed a bill that would allow elective courses about the Bible in the state’s public schools. But Oklahoma senators did something really, really foolish: the bill mandates that course materials come from the National Council on […]
Education
Voters Spank Far Right in SBOE Elections
First, the good news: At least two members of the Texas State Board of Education’s far-right faction won’t be there in 2011. Cynthia “Public Education Is a Tool of Perversion” Dunbar, R-Richmond, got so much heat for her extremism — including outrageous attacks on public schools — that she decided not to run for re-election. […]
TFN President: Voters on Tuesday Rejected ‘Culture War’ Battles on Education Board
TFN President: Voters on Tuesday Rejected ‘Culture War’ Battles on Education Board Three of Five Far-right Social Conservatives Lost Primary Battles on Tuesday FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 3, 2010 Voters made it clear on Tuesday that they are tired of seeing the State Board of Education threaten the future of Texas schoolchildren with unnecessary and […]
Election Updates
The polls in Texas (except for El Paso) closed a 7 p.m. CST. We’ll try to provide updates on the results in State Board of Education races as we get them. Below are the five big contests we’re following. (I) means incumbent. Updated at 12:40 a.m. This is the last update of the night. The […]
A Plea for Change on the SBOE
As we all wait for election results this evening, check out Paul Burka’s excellent essay about the State Board of Education that just went online at Texas Monthly. Money quotes: “I do not toss around the term ‘far right’ groundlessly. Here is how retiring board member Cynthia Dunbar describes the institution of public education in […]
