Art(ful) History in Texas
The most vocal advocate of sweeping conservative changes to Texas’ American History curriculum is happy about the changes, but tells RD that it’s only a part of the agenda.
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Texas Textbook Massacre
While the impact on the actual writing of textbooks may not be that dire the Texas Board of Education is clearly rewriting history to fit a conservative agenda and a Christian dominant worldview. Plus: The Ten Most Egregious Proposed Changes to the Social Studies Curriculum.
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Muslim Students Shocked By Professor’s Column
An NYU professor suggests in Forbes that we refer to tragedies like the one at Ft. Hood as “Going Muslim.” An NYU alumnus, himself a Muslim, finds himself shocked, not so much by the article, as by the response of the school administration.
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Religion vs. Girls’ Education
Cultural and religious forces are often arrayed against girls when it comes to the right to education. Religion, in particular—whether it’s Islamic legal law or an evangelical Christian aversion to evolution—is often evoked to bar girls from school.
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Evolution Sunday: Pastors Celebrate Darwin
A professor of biology gets clergy on board in the fight against those who would teach biblical creationism in America’s schools, showing that science does not always lead to atheism. Sorry, Dawkins.
Read MoreHang a Crucifix and Call it Catholic
Catholic educators in Boston put a cross in every classroom, just in case anyone’s wondering who’s running the show.
Read MoreI’m Rubber, You’re Glue: Conservatives Insist On Their Right To Hate Gays
Focus on the Family condemns “No Name Calling Week” in schools as a ploy by homosexuals to get people to accept them. How devious.
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