https://politicalresearch.org/ The latest research related to texas textbooks en https://religiondispatches.org/2018/11/19/despite-reversal-hillary-and-hellen-keller-christian-americanist-bias-remains-texas This year’s streamlining process managed to nudge the standards in the direction of less biased coverage of the world’s religions, but much work remains if Texas students are to receive balanced instruction. Mon, 19 Nov 2018 03:18:18 EST David R. Brockman ed4df9f7-26b4-422c-a675-ec6102e1e86a https://religiondispatches.org/2014/12/17/6-overlooked-takeaways-reviewer-controversial-texas-textbooks In September 2014, I found myself standing before a mostly hostile Texas State Board of Education (SBOE) testifying about religious imbalance and inaccuracies in public school textbooks under consideration for adoption. To my great surprise, I also found myself quoted… Wed, 17 Dec 2014 05:31:28 EST David R. Brockman 40b48255-b470-4c84-a41a-4620d58d960e https://religiondispatches.org/2013/02/04/new-report-angels-aliens-texas-schools What would Supreme Court Justice Tom Clark think of public school Bible courses that taught that Jewish festivals are actually typological predictions of Jesus, that the “African races” are descendants of Noah’s cursed son Ham, that biblical stories about angels may have referred to extraterrestrial visitors, or that Genesis’ six-day creation story is scientifically accurate if interpreted correctly? Mon, 04 Feb 2013 05:05:16 EST Mark A. Chancey 1447890b-bac1-4b9d-b3dd-4c4987008d3d https://religiondispatches.org/2011/02/21/fundamentalist-led-texas-history-standards-get-d-conservative-think-tank “Biblical influences on America’s founding are exaggerated, if not invented.” Mon, 21 Feb 2011 06:01:33 EST Lauri Lebo 4601a552-4a21-4b75-97ac-0ab5175b8a42 https://religiondispatches.org/2011/02/09/why-evolution-should-be-taught-church The church, in its ignorance of and hostility to evolution, is passing up one of its greatest opportunities to apprehend the very God it claims to represent. This irony is due to a terrible case of what may be called “small-god-ism” and is, unfortunately, encouraged by much popular theology. This theology makes claims about scripture and church practice that reduce God to a cheerleader, or a cosmic vending machine, or some domesticated and pale image of our own confused selves. Wed, 09 Feb 2011 07:19:01 EST Paul Wallace 4a16e217-48d3-4d55-8455-7f013330d85b https://religiondispatches.org/2011/01/26/damn-you-auto-correct-creationist-edition Creationist textbook publisher, who once got caught doing a sloppy revision of its materials, wants to submit “supplemental materials” for the classroom. Wed, 26 Jan 2011 12:01:22 EST Lauri Lebo 8398b884-162e-4575-8e62-6a4c8b14c998 https://religiondispatches.org/2011/01/05/attacks-science-predictions-new-year What will be creationists’ new strategies of denial? Wed, 05 Jan 2011 11:57:41 EST Lauri Lebo 897e960d-f41c-4fa6-9dcb-ebff3fd6072f https://religiondispatches.org/2010/11/10/dog-cat-incumbent-reelected-texas-board-education Up to new board to review educational materials for new curriculum. Wed, 10 Nov 2010 09:54:33 EST Lauri Lebo 39ef6c5e-8318-4fd8-abee-31db718d7435 https://religiondispatches.org/2010/11/02/would-tea-partiers-consider-jefferson-heretic Some conservative Christians assert that the Constitution is “godless.” Tue, 02 Nov 2010 10:47:26 EDT Lauri Lebo 1002573a-eec1-4e0f-b0b4-40ceb22b17c2 https://religiondispatches.org/2010/09/28/texas-approves-anti-muslim-resolution-textbooks Board members’ claims of pro-Islamic/anti-Christian bias don’t hold water. Tue, 28 Sep 2010 12:22:44 EDT Lauri Lebo c6cc9512-1169-4b11-becb-483c08dd16e8 https://religiondispatches.org/2010/09/17/texas-board-education-sets-sights-islam Proposed Resolution Warns Against Islam in Textbooks Fri, 17 Sep 2010 12:09:49 EDT Lauri Lebo dde1e0e6-1c48-433f-b2ba-4d17d95c9353 https://religiondispatches.org/2010/07/08/kids-are-all-wrong-texas-tosses-enlightenment It seems to have been meant to be—and not in that predestination way. After endless months of testimony and debate, the Texas State Board of Education (SBOE), led by Don McLeroy, passed… Thu, 08 Jul 2010 09:07:42 EDT Burke Gerstenschlager 42627c0e-ce1e-4699-9f62-c750d3365aa9 https://religiondispatches.org/2010/07/08/court-rules-against-texas-education-employee-forced-resign-over-forwarded-email Texas Education Agency’s director of science was curriculum battle’s first victim. Thu, 08 Jul 2010 09:47:00 EDT Lauri Lebo c4ff9db6-c9de-463d-971b-3cec28dc9b6c https://religiondispatches.org/2010/06/08/artful-history-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. Tue, 08 Jun 2010 04:14:07 EDT Lauri Lebo 88141c35-e024-40fb-92c5-f34ce42b3d3b https://religiondispatches.org/2010/06/02/don-mcleroy-receive-eagle-forum-patriot-award Phyllis Schlafly to be keynote speaker at event. Wed, 02 Jun 2010 10:05:52 EDT Lauri Lebo f32aea62-18d3-4712-b6e7-bdf529e82df1 https://religiondispatches.org/2010/05/26/don-mcleroys-texas-textbooks-would-replace-historical-characters-fictional-ones A glimpse into the Board of Education member’s vision of America. Wed, 26 May 2010 12:26:22 EDT Lauri Lebo 6d06b1a4-73d4-4c7a-bac3-1871e68d44fa https://religiondispatches.org/2010/05/24/texas-board-education-brawndos-got-what-plants-crave-its-got-electrolytes Life imitates Idiocracy. Mon, 24 May 2010 10:38:15 EDT Lauri Lebo c51af0d5-d2c8-4ec6-a266-89186a865ead https://religiondispatches.org/2010/05/21/texas-textbooks-kenyan-constitution-and-slurs-jew-and-monkey-god The Week In Religion, Poetically. Fri, 21 May 2010 05:54:18 EDT Christopher Marchsteiner 7ad2a8bd-0754-4fb3-9bed-92d3c0269a04 https://religiondispatches.org/2010/05/17/mcleroy-proposes-11th-hour-amendments-texas-social-studies-curriculum New developments in the Texas textbook massacre. Mon, 17 May 2010 02:03:31 EDT Lauri Lebo 57c8225d-f247-4bc5-8d75-9d3fe0d2f7ea https://religiondispatches.org/2010/05/12/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. Wed, 12 May 2010 06:32:25 EDT Lauri Lebo 7a89c596-b564-43a4-b5e5-62362d211588 https://religiondispatches.org/2010/04/12/endurance-christian-reconstructionism Does the resurgence of the John Birch Society signal a Reconstructionist resurgence, too? Mon, 12 Apr 2010 02:20:03 EDT Sarah Posner bf5a34df-0c83-4926-a5c9-9034aedd716e https://religiondispatches.org/2010/03/23/first-draft-history-today-could-be-fox-news-promo-tomorrow Interfaith Alliance lobbies textbook publishers to stand up to Texas’ historical white-washing Tue, 23 Mar 2010 07:28:20 EDT Lauri Lebo a02fe9a1-60c5-441a-988b-c3701351bc91 https://religiondispatches.org/2010/03/19/education-texas-style Will excising Thomas Jefferson backfire on the Texas Board of Education? Fri, 19 Mar 2010 11:00:24 EDT Lauri Lebo db918c3f-0880-4edd-a3b4-eb4e2e699fce https://religiondispatches.org/2010/03/11/texas-religious-conservatives-go-attack-board-education-curriculum-review Liberty Legal Institute says on Fox and Friends that “educrats” are trying to indoctrinate Texas children and the Board of Education is just trying to restore conservative values to the curriculum. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:56:21 EST Lauri Lebo 4dfcd7a0-cf20-4c0e-a43f-9350a38781a1 https://religiondispatches.org/2010/03/11/texas-school-board-votes-remove-thomas-jefferson-curriculum References to Jefferson are removed from section on the Enlightenment. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:04:23 EST Lauri Lebo a9865cd1-cc5e-42ea-ae3e-34522e1c636d