Texas State Board of Education
Southern Shift Podcast: The Texas Text Book Controversy: Our Interview w/ Texas State Board of Education candidate Rebecca-Bell Metereau
Submitted by Southern Shift on Thu, 2010-06-03 09:12 Authored by Davey D
We recently spoke w/ educator and Texas State Board of Education candidate Rebecca-Bell Metereau about the issues surrounding Texas Text Books and the right wing changes being pushed in upcoming curriculm.
She gave us an insightful breakdown by explaining all that led up the TSBOE being hijacked by far right wing Christian conservatives who have set out to rewrite history and have Texas Text Books and curriculm reflect a world view that is white washed. Rebecca-Bell describes it as 'Happy History'.
We also talked about why people need to be concerned about Texas and what it does with it's Text Books. It will impact 90% of the country.
Folks are Urged to Step to Texas State Board of Education Over History Books
Submitted by Southern Shift on Mon, 2010-01-11 13:21 Authored by Davey DA while back we featured a story that talked about the debate taking place within the Texas State Board of Education about what sort of historical figures should be featured in text books.
Texas School Kids May Be Forced to Learn About Right Wing Politics
Submitted by Southern Shift on Fri, 2009-08-21 14:25 Authored by Davey D
As you read the following article about the outlandish draft of new standards being put forth by the Texas State Board of Education, keep in mind the importance o the age old ‘political commandment’ - Every seat counts. I recall being in Washington DC a few years ago and Howard Dean who was then governor of Vermont and contemplating running for President spoke in earnest about everyone getting involved with politics. He said it's not enough for activists to simply protest or ‘agitate' from the outside. He insisted that more activists run for office. He said all politics are local and because each seat won or lost can have direct impact on our day to day lives people should be running for everything on the ballot. He said run for Mayor, run for city council and run for dog catcher.
