FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 11, 2026 CONTACT: Andrew Freeman, [email protected] AUSTIN, Texas – The Texas Freedom Network sent a Public Information Act request to the Texas Education Agency late Monday, seeking the release of State Board of Education meeting documents on new school curriculum requirements. It’s been seven weeks since the SBOE last met to […]
State Board of Education
SBOE Approves Bible in classroom, Flawed Social Studies Standards
Let’s be blunt. Texas public schools are now Ground Zero in the Christian nationalist war on religious freedom in America. From the Bible in the classroom to deeply flawed social studies standards, the State Board of Education (SBOE) has pushed the needle forward in a dangerous direction. Last week, Texas became the only state to mandate […]
Faith leaders, Educators and Families Mourn the Death of Religious Freedom in Public Schools
Photos and Video from the Event can be found here FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 24, 2026 Contact: Andrew Freeman, [email protected] Rabbi David Segal, [email protected] Dana Stein (RAC-Texas), [email protected] David Vassallo, [email protected] CAIR-TX, [email protected] AUSTIN, Texas – Faith leaders from several religions, joined by families and educators, came together Monday outside the State Board of Education […]
SBOE Calls Separation of Church and State Communist. Is it?
As the far right continues to force their own beliefs into the classroom, from the State Board of Education to the Texas Legislature, we’re hearing one anti-American claim again and again: the separation of church and state doesn’t exist. Christian Nationalists aren’t just ignoring our founding fathers, they’re going through ridiculous lengths to question our […]
Sex Ed, Faith, & the SBOE: How It’s All Connected
By Shan Schaffer, Texas Freedom Network’s Just Texas Program Manager According to the Texas State Board of Education (SBOE), which decides the curriculum for public education, schools aren’t required to teach sex ed, and when they do, it doesn’t have to be inclusive or medically accurate. I’m Shan, TFN’s Just Texas program manager. I’m here […]
