Today is the last day of TFN’s May Membership Drive. Our supporters have stepped up this month and helped us raise important funds to do our work. But we need you to do more. Your donation is an investment in TFN – and every dollar you invest in TFN matters. $50 supplies food and beverages […]
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Feel the Hate — Then Join TFN to Fight Back
Check out how Liberty Institute — the Texas affiliate of Focus on the Family — is describing State Board of Education member George Clayton. Clayton, a Republican from the Dallas area, lost his re-election bid Tuesday in the GOP primary. The sneering contempt is almost palpable: In the North Texas area, incumbent SBOE member George […]
Split Decision by Voters in Texas SBOE Primary Contests
Tuesday’s primary elections don’t seem – at this point – to have shifted the ideological balance of power on the State Board of Education (SBOE) despite the defeat of three incumbents. That’s a concern because the state board is scheduled to adopt new science textbooks in 2013 and new social studies textbooks in 2014, and […]
Texas SBOE Election Returns
7:40 – Polls in Texas closed at 7 p.m., Central time. Too early to see trends developing for State Board of Education races. 9:05 – The picture is becoming clearer now as we get more returns. On the Republican side, former SBOE board chair Gail Lowe in District 14 — one of the leaders of […]
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Are you tired of a State Board of Education that puts political and personal agendas ahead of what’s best for Texas kids? Are you angry when SBOE members censor history, reject established science and ignore the recommendations of teachers and scholars? Are you embarrassed that public education in Texas has become the butt of national […]