At Thursday’s State Board of Education meeting, as conservatives had their way with social studies standards, voting to limit the discussion of race and gender issues and to challenge the notion of separation of church and state, Democratic members were left to sulk and seethe — and walk out.
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Public Education
TribBlog: SBOE Rejects Church-State Wall (Updated)
America never barred “the government from promoting or disfavoring any particular religion above all others,” according to board conservatives.
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Public Education
TribBlog: TEA Rips Fox News
“Highly inaccurate” news reports on changes to the social studies standards raised the ire of conservatives.
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Public Education
TribBlog: History Hearings Off to Hot Start
Public testimony on the state’s social studies curriculum has started here State Board of Education meeting. It’s easy to tell from the banks of cameras and scribes, college students with bright yellow “Save Our History” t-shirts on and people from civil rights and conservative groups itching to testify.
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HuTube: WFAA Asks White About That Carney Email
The Democratic nominee takes on charges from Gov. Rick Perry’s top consultant on television airwaves over the weekend. “That’s a real shame,” he says.
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Demographics
Carrillo: Hispanic Surname Caused Election Loss
“Early polling showed that the typical GOP primary voter has very little info about the position of Railroad Commissioner, what we do, or who my opponent or I were. Given the choice between “Porter” and “Carrillo” — unfortunately, the Hispanic-surname was a serious setback from which I could never recover.”
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Higher Education
TribBlog: UT System Regents Hike Tuition
The cost of higher education at UT schools will rise between 9 and 12 percent over the biennium, one in which officials fear steep cuts in the state portion of higher education financing.
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Public Education
The SBOE, Revised
The State Board of Education likely won’t be quite as much of a Christian Conservative flash point any more. What it will be, however, is anybody’s guess.
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HD-47: Workman, Turner Head to Runoff
Paul Workman and Holly Turner head into a runoff for the GOP nomination in House District 47.
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Politics
HuTube: At the Polls
Photographer Justin Dehn and I hit up some polling places around Austin to see what was on voters minds. We selected some timely music for our drive.
