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Articles tagged: Texas State Board of Education

"Mexican American Heritage" cover

by Patrick Michels

Mexican-American Studies Summit Takes on ‘Racist’ Textbook

Thu, Jun 16, 2016 |

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

voting line Austin

by Texas Observer Staff

Primary Concerns: What We’re Watching on Super Tuesday

Tue, Mar 1, 2016 |

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

Signs at the Texas Freedom Network's Stand Up for Science rally

by David R. Brockman

Here’s the Fringe Theology Kids are Learning in Texas Schools

Wed, Oct 7, 2015 |

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

slavery

by Patrick Michels

How Texas Failed to Catch a Geography Textbook’s Glaring Slavery Error

Tue, Oct 6, 2015 |

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

David Arriaga checks on students in his Mexican-American studies class at Houston’s Stephen F. Austin High School in April.

by Patrick Michels

Dragging the State Board into the Present

Fri, Jun 19, 2015 |

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

by Texas Observer Staff

Watching Out For the Future of Texas Home Schooling

Mon, Apr 20, 2015 |

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 of Education member Ruben Cortez (D-Brownsville) speaks before public testimony on a proposed Mexican-American history course.

by Patrick Michels

State Board Finds a New Path to Mexican-American Studies in Texas Schools

Wed, Apr 9, 2014 |

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

MALDEF attorney Celina Moreno

by Patrick Michels

Mexican-American History Supporters Urge State Board to Approve New Course

Tue, Apr 8, 2014 |

The Texas State Board of Education heard testimony Tuesday on a proposed high school elective in Mexican-American history....Read More

Don McLeroy

by Eileen Smith

We Blinded Them…With Science

Tue, Sep 17, 2013 |

On Tuesday the board of education held the first dramatic public hearing regarding new high school biology books. ...Read More

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