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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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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The SBOE Gets Medieval
When State Board of Education members ventured into world history curriculum at Wednesday’s meeting, they carried their modern-day political agendas with them.
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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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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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The Revision Thing
Two months after their controversial meetings about proposed changes to the social studies curriculum, State Board of Education members meet today to resume their deliberations. To help you follow along as the SBOE’s ideological blocs scrap over a flood of amendments, we’ve produced this annotated version of the high school history standards.
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2010: White Starts the Argument [Updated]
Democrat Bill White said he won’t rely on “Soviet-style budgeting” and “hot air politics” if he’s elected governor, and said the state should make education its first priority and would be better off with a governor who’s got business experience when it comes to economic development.
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TribBlog: Restraints Bill Passes U.S. House
The U.S. House has passed the Keeping All Students Safe Act, a measure designed to protect students from abusive restraints in school settings.
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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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SBOE 12: Miller Loses to Political Unknown Clayton
With all precincts reporting, State Board of Education member Geraldine “Tincy” Miller has lost her seat to challenger George Clayton in the GOP primary for District 12.