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Expert Discusses Changes to Texas Social Studies Curriculum, Including Erasing Clinton
Posted on · Professor Gene Preuss argues the instruction provided about the former First Lady and Presidential candidate is "very superficial"
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TEA Commissioner, Commuting Alone, and Asian Migration: Houston Matters for Wednesday, August 20, 2014
Posted on · For the last two years, Michael Williams has served as the Commissioner of Education, heading up the Texas Education Agency. The TEA oversees public education for more than five million pre-K through high school students in Texas public and charter schools. The TEA also supports the State Board of Education in the development of statewide […]
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Why Were Ethnic Studies Textbooks Delayed a Year?
Posted on · The Texas Board of Education is delaying the order for Ethnic Studies textbooks by one year. The board voted recently to push back the purchase of state-approved African, Asian, Native and Mexican American studies for Texas high schools to 2017. Board member Thomas Ratliff says the delay was a financial decision. But Tony Diaz, an […]