12:18 p.m. – Civil rights groups are out in force today, with speakers calling on the Texas State Board of Education to stop undermining the coverage of minorities and the civil rights movement in the standards. 12:32 – State Rep. Mike Villarreal, D-San Antonio, noted the state board debate on his Web site this morning: […]
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Blogging the Social Studies Debate
11:20 a.m. – The Texas State Board of Education meeting has just begun. The board will soon begin to hear public testimony on the proposed social studies curriculum standards for public schools. You can follow the action here and on the Texas Education Agency’s live Webstream. Meanwhile, here’s a photo of a press conference this […]
Live-Blogging the Social Studies Debate III
A video Web cast of today’s Texas State Board of Education hearing is available here. 9:42 – The Texas State Board of Education is resuming its debate and consideration of amendments for social studies curriculum standards. They will focus on high school courses today. 9:44 – It looks like they’ll begin with high school U.S. […]
Live-Blogging the Social Studies Debate II
8:45 – We’re back for the rest of this long evening… 8:56 – Barbara Cargill wants a standard in the Grade 6 world cultures class that requires students to learn about the “importance of morality and ethics” for a well-functioning capitalistic economy. The motion passes. 9:01 – The board continues its tedious plodding through the […]
Live-Blogging the Social Studies Debate
3:27 – The Texas State Board of Education is beginning its discussion and debate on new social studies curriculum standards. 3:47 – Oh, this is gonna be a lonnnggg afternoon… 3:53 – Board member Barbara Cargill has offered a variety of relatively minor amendments. 3:54 – To save our fingers, we’ll probably avoid recapping each […]
