Textbook Reinforces Racial Stereotypes, Distorts History, Scholars Say FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 18, 2016 AUSTIN – A broad coalition of organizations from across Texas is calling on the State Board of Education (SBOE) to reject a proposed Mexican-American studies textbook that promotes offensive cultural stereotypes, distorts history and is plagued by factual errors. “This textbook […]
Textbook Censorship
This Texas Education Board Republican Sounds a Lot Like Donald Trump
We told you last month about the brewing storm over a controversial Mexican-American studies textbook submitted for approval in Texas by an even more controversial former member of the State Board of Education. Now a current state board member has leapt to the defense of the textbook — and in a shockingly offensive and insulting way that […]
Bruner: I Ran to Expose the ‘Evil’ Actions of ‘Cock-Roaches’
An update has been added to the end of this post. One more (possibly final?) thing on Mary Lou Bruner. As far as we can tell, she has not returned phone calls from reporters seeking comment on the election results that saw her lose the Texas State Board of Education Republican primary runoff to Keven […]
Texas Freedom Network Statement on Texas GOP Runoff Race for State Board of Education
Texas Freedom Network President Kathy Miller released the following statement regarding tonight’s loss by Mary Lou Bruner in the runoff for the Republican nomination for State Board of Education District 9: “Texas escaped an education train wreck tonight. If Bruner had ultimately won election to the board, she would have instantly become the most embarrassingly […]
A Note on That Mexican-American Studies Text You’ve Been Hearing About
You may have seen reports, like this one by the Associated Press, about a proposed Mexican-American studies textbook that will be submitted to the Texas State Board of Education (SBOE) for approval and use in the state’s public schools. That textbook is already generating controversy. Cursory reviews of the book show that it includes troubling […]
