Messing With TXbook Standards Nothing More Than Denial

After the Lone Star state’s rejection of actual science in their science standards, it came as no great surprise to me that the Texas State Board of Education has taken it upon themselves to “correct” history and re-write the state’s social studies curriculum and textbook standards.  For the past six months, the fifteen member board [...]

Don’t Mess With Texas: they’re doing a good job all on their own.

When people say “everything is bigger in Texas”, they can’t be referring to the brains.  The Houston Chronicle is reporting that the Texas State Board of Education has appointed “review committees” made up largely of active and retired school teachers to draft new social studies curriculum standards as well as six “expert reviewers” to help [...]