Your February 2026 SBOE Rundown This week’s sprung-up-out-of-nowhere special State Board of Education (SBOE) meeting is over. The politicization of our classrooms, on the other hand? Not so much. Wednesday’s public hearing and discussion on the social studies curriculum standards exposed the far right’s approach to teaching millions of Texas public school students: We’ll tell you […]
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Public Education Advocates Warn Texas Required Reading List Undermines Teachers and Endangers Religious Freedom of Families
Extensive List Under Consideration by State Board of Education Far Exceeds Legislative Requirements, Includes Bible Reading FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJanuary 28, 2026 Contact: Imelda Mejia, 512-212-1758, [email protected] AUSTIN, Texas – The Texas State Board of Education is taking an initial vote today on a proposed required reading list that would mandate Bible passages and other religion-themed materials […]
Alert: SBOE Work Groups Need YOU
Are you someone who disliked group work back in school? Maybe you felt that you could do a better job alone, or that other group members wouldn’t pull their weight. Well, dearest gentle reader, if ever there was a time for you to change that outlook and join a group project, it is today! From […]
Republican Texas State Board of Education Members Appoint Political Propagandist and Phony ‘Historian’ David Barton to Key Advisory Panel
Texas State Board of Education members are prioritizing politics over truth in the upcoming social studies curriculum revision. […]
What You Need to Know about the Texas State Board of Education’s Bible Curriculum Decision
Your November 2024 SBOE Rundown On Nov. 22, 2024, the State Board of Education (SBOE) met to take its final vote on whether to approve Bluebonnet Learning, the state’s controversial, Bible-infused elementary school reading curriculum. Leading up to the vote, our community responded strongly against the curriculum. More than 12,000 concerned Texans sent emails to […]
