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 Board of Education: “Brawndo’s Got What Plants Crave, It’s Got Electrolytes?”
Life imitates Idiocracy.
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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.
Read MoreHow Intelligent Design Advocates Helped Shape the Christian Right’s Texas Curriculum Standards
Shadows of the 1999 “Wedge Document” in the Texas textbook battle.
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