State Board of Education Gives Approval to Standards That Beef Up Coverage of Climate Change in Selected High School Science Classes FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 25, 2021 AUSTIN, Texas –The State Board of Education today voted to approve new curriculum standards for selected high school courses, marking a limited but important step forward in teaching […]
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How to Submit Comments to SBOE on Science Standards
The public comment submission period for proposed science standards is now open and will close on April 18. Texas science advocates can weigh-in with the State Board of Education by following the instructions below. How-To Guide: Click here to send an email to [email protected]. The subject of your email should be: “Proposed Amendments to 19 […]
TFN President Calls Out TX State Board of Education for Once Again Overruling Teachers
State Board of Education members have again disregarded the recommendations of teachers and scholars on science curriculum standards. Politicians on the board are more interested in promoting their personal agendas than making sure Texas kids get a sound science education. Here’s our press statement: […]
Evolution Fight Returns to the Texas SBOE
Nearly two decades into the 21st century, the State Board of Education is set this week to fight — yet again – over what Texas public school students should learn about evolution in their science classrooms. Seriously. […]
2016 in Quotes: The War on Science
As we near the end of our review of the outrageous and offensive things we heard from the right in 2016, let’s turn to a perennial target of right-wingers: science. You can check out previous posts from the Year in Quotes here. […]
