Tag Archives: Texas State Board of Education
Mexican-American Studies Summit Takes on ‘Racist’ Textbook
Scholars and advocates will gather in San Antonio Saturday to make sure Mexican-American studies 'isn't coopted or sabotaged' by a controversial textbook....Read More
Primary Concerns: What We’re Watching on Super Tuesday
From Cruz's victory-or-die rally to down-ballot races to a Dem presidential face-off that seems to be happening on another planet, here's what to watch....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
Dragging the State Board into the Present
Stepping up where the State Board of Education failed, some teachers across Texas are building lessons plans with a uniquely Mexican-American focus. The courses...Read More
Watching Out For the Future of Texas Home Schooling
A team of lobbyists from the Texas Home School Coalition bring home-schooled kids together from around the state to help better represent their community....Read More
State Board Finds a New Path to Mexican-American Studies in Texas Schools
In a preliminary vote, the Texas State Board of Education voted Wednesday to ask for textbooks on Mexican-American Studies and other ethnic studies courses....Read More
Mexican-American History Supporters Urge State Board to Approve New Course
The Texas State Board of Education heard testimony Tuesday on a proposed high school elective in Mexican-American history....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