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‘We Love Our Neighbors, but It’s a Sin’: A Dispatch from a ‘Sex Ed Sitout’
Even though a majority of Texans support evidence-based sex education, religious right advocates have lobbied against teaching contraception in schools.
On a Monday morning in late April, Marcia Lamb’s 6-year-old son, Braeden, is running around the playground at Austin’s Zilker Park, making the most of an un...Read More
Here’s the Fringe Theology Kids are Learning in Texas Schools
The myth of America’s “Christian origins,” which developed in the 19th century, could well be what students learn from the new history textbooks going int...Read More
How Texas Failed to Catch a Geography Textbook’s Glaring Slavery Error
A University of Houston doctoral student and former English teacher has sparked a national conversation about how public schools teach geography, history and ra...Read More
House to Vote on ‘Pastor Protection Act’ Backed by Anti-LGBT Groups
Rep. Cecil Bell (R-Magnolia) said Wednesday he doesn't plan to introduce an anti-gay marriage amendment to the so-called "Pastor Protection Act," scheduled for ...Read More
Anti-Gay Marriage Bill Faces ‘Critical Showdown’ In House
The future of the battle over gay marriage in Texas—and possibly in other states—is likely to be determined by the House of Representatives in the next 72 h...Read More
Committee Weighs ‘License to Discriminate’ Adoption Bill
Rep. Scott Sanford (R-McKinney) says he wants to make sure faith-based adoption agencies that receive state funding aren’t forced to close their doors if ...Read More
A New Conservative Watchdog’s Big Textbook War Debut
A new textbook watchdog, rooted in conservative grassroots activism, drove the debate over Texas' new social studies books—and they're just getting started....Read More
Slate: Texas’ Largest Charter Chain is Teaching Creationism
Zack Kopplin, the creationism-bustin’ wunderkind who made a name for himself fighting Louisiana’s school voucher scheme in 2010, has a great piece i...Read More
We Blinded Them…With Science
On Tuesday the board of education held the first dramatic public hearing regarding new high school biology books. ...Read More