Texas Conservatives Win Vote on Textbook Standards

New York Times by JAMES C. McKINLEY Jr. | Mar. 13, 2010 (News Report)

After three days of turbulent meetings, the Texas Board of Education on Friday approved a social studies curriculum that will put a conservative stamp on history and economics textbooks, stressing the superiority of American capitalism, questioning the Founding Fathers’ commitment to a purely secular government and presenting Republican political philosophies in a more positive light. Full Story »

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Lynn R. Willis
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 by Lynn R. Willis - Mar. 14, 2010

This piece presents an objective and concise account of the seemingly endless struggle, this time taking place in Texas, to determine whose biases get passed to future generations in the guise of objective education. The quotes from the members of the school board speak for themselves.

Here's one reason not to let public education in Texas educate your kids...

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