As the state school board holds a public hearing on social studies standards today, expect a torrent of pent-up input from advocacy groups treading the familiar ground of God, race and patriotism.
State Board of Education
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Demographics
The Brief: January 12, 2010
Just because the Republican debates will make for good television, don’t forget the joys of a live show. Today, the State Board of Education is coming to town
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Revising the Social Studies Curriculum: The Animation
The State Board of Education begins meeting today to approve new social studies curriculum standards. We take you through some of the proposed changes.
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Public Education
Hijacking History
Was America ordained by God to lead the world? Are our public school students taught enough about the African American and Hispanic experiences? Was Joseph McCarthy an American hero? The always controversial State Board of Education meets this week to take up such questions as it revises Texas’ social studies standards.
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Public Education
TribBlog: Washington Monthly vs. Don McLeroy
The venerable D.C. magazine takes on the State Board of Education — and its former chair.
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Public Education
Race to the Bottom Line
The feds want Texas to sign onto a movement toward national education standards in order to get up to $700 million in “Race to the Top” money. Texas officials say our students —and our curriculum — aren’t for sale.
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State Government
2010: Done-bar
As anticipated, Cynthia Dunbar has officially announced that she will not seek re-election to her spot on the State Board of Education
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Public Education
2010: Survival of the Fittest?
Even if Cynthia Dunbar doesn’t seek reelection to the State Board of Education, another conservative Republican stands ready to take up the cause.
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State Government
2010: McLeroy vs. the World
Lobbyists from across the Republican party come out to support one of their own for State Board of Education, forsaking former chair Don McLeroy.
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Economy
Beyond Textbooks and Tests
Hoping to push a wide array of digital content and teaching tools to public schools, the Texas Education Agency has cut a deal with a division of The New York Times for an electronic curriculum portal and searchable access to the newspaper’s content since 1851.
