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Texas Public Radio
April 27, 2018
Santos brought up a recent decision by the State Board of Education to approve a Mexican-American studies course. Board members concerned about the divisiveness suggested by the hyphen renamed the course to Ethnic Studies: An Overview of Americans of Mexican Descent. “One of the state boardÃâà...
Boston News, Weather, Sports | WHDH 7News
April 27, 2018
The tweet was sent by a man who identified himself on Twitter as a former Texas State Board of Education member. “I researched it a little bit, texted my counselor and she said, 'No, there are no quotas.'” said Johnson. “I know with people who have a set in stone viewpoint, it's difficult to convince them,Ãâà...
Monterey County Herald
April 27, 2018
So, it was no surprise when the Marina High School senior recently committed to attend Harvard University starting in the fall. But, Johnson got a small taste of what to expect in the world of politics after George Clayton, a former member of the Texas State Board of Education, posted a controversial messageÃâà...
MyStatesman.com
April 27, 2018
Higher state investment in our schools would mean lower property taxes — and that is something Texas voters agree on. As the School Finance Commission — with members appointed by Gov. Greg Abbott, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, Speaker Joe Straus, and the State Board of Education Chair Donna BahorichÃâà...
Fort Worth Star Telegram
April 24, 2018
After black student celebrates Harvard acceptance on Twitter, former Texas education official asks, 'Were you admitted on merit or quota?' ... While Clayton's Twitter bio lists him as a candidate for the Texas State Board of Education in 2018, a statement obtained from the board did not list him as a candidateÃâà...
KVUE.com
April 14, 2018
The Texas State Board of Education approved a Mexican-American studies course Friday under what some consider to be a controversial title. The course, which is titled "Ethnic Studies: An Overview of Americans of Mexican Descent," could be taught in Texas high schools as an elective as soon as theÃâà...
Texas Tribune
April 11, 2018
The State Board of Education had been debating more than four years over how and whether to offer teachers materials and guidance to teach Mexican-American studies. In a preliminary vote, the board voted nearly unanimously to create curriculum standards for the elective class. But now it will be calledÃâà...
San Antonio Express-News
April 8, 2018
Four legislative bodies have joined them in urging the board to approve MAS standards. The Mexican American Legislative Caucus, Texas Senate Hispanic Caucus, Texas House Democratic Caucus and Texas Senate Democratic Caucus last week sent a letter to the State Board of Education underscoringÃâà...
Woburn Daily Times
March 21, 2018
As an undergraduate at Illinois Wesleyan University, she studied foreign languages, traveled to Spain, Mexico and Texas and volunteered at community health ... and research, and convened stakeholders around issues such as teacher training, while regularly attending State Board of Education meetings.
New Pittsburgh Courier
March 21, 2018
The conservative-leaning Texas State Board of Education voted in 2010 to remove Huerta from third-grade standards over her affiliation with the Democratic Socialists of America organization. That same year, then-Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer signed a bill banning certain ethnic studies programs after HuertaÃâà...
TribTalk
March 19, 2018
At January's Texas State Board of Education (SBOE) meeting, the purpose of agenda item #10 was to discuss statewide academic standards for the teaching of Mexican American Studies (MAS) in Texas public schools. Currently, MAS is taught across the state, but no statewide standards exist.
Waco Tribune-Herald
March 19, 2018
A state panel responsible for proposing improvements to Texas' embattled public school finance system is facing criticism from an unexpected source: some of its own members, who say the panel's ... Greg Abbott and the State Board of Education, has held four hearings since it was assembled in January.
KUT
March 13, 2018
When the State Board of Education passed new social studies standards in 2010, there was an outcry from critics who said they prioritized conservative ... Dan Quinn, a spokesman for Texas Freedom Network, says students should be taught that the Civil War was fought over slavery and not states' rights.
Brownsville Herald
March 6, 2018
Two Brownsville candidates apparently won their respective nominations for the District 2 seat on the Texas State Board of Education and will face each other in November. With 47 percent of the vote counted in Tuesday's Democratic and Republican party primaries, Ruben Cortez, the incumbent, held off aÃâà...
KERA News
March 5, 2018
(Surber's campaign Facebook page even refers to her as the "Donald Trump of the Texas State Board of Education" candidate.) "It's probably true!" Hardy said. "Which is funny because I'm very conservative. But they are to the right of me." The Fort Worth representative, a retired public school social studiesÃâà...
Dallas News
March 2, 2018
Harold Clarke, a political science professor at the University of Texas at Dallas, said the heightened attention on the down-ballot races comes from the lack ... Two members of the State Board of Education said last week that it was “misleading” for Bush to send campaign mailers that said he contributed $4Ãâà...
The Paper Magazine
March 2, 2018
As one way of fulfilling its mission, The Woodlands Arts Council (TWAC) brings art programs and opportunities to seven Title-1 schools and one alternative high school in Montgomery County. Barbara Cargill, District 8 Representative on the Texas State Board of Education, joined TWAC representatives onÃâà...
NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
March 2, 2018
A recent report by an education watchdog group claims that the current Texas history and social studies curriculum standards “distort instruction on slavery and the Civil War, civil rights, religion” and a host of other topics. “The State Board of Education's adoption in 2010 of new social studies curriculumÃâà...
Woodlands Online
February 28, 2018
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Texas -- As one way of fulfilling its mission, The Woodlands Arts Council (TWAC) brings art programs and opportunities to seven ... District 8 Representative on the Texas State Board of Education, joined TWAC representatives on a recent visit to Runyan Elementary in Conroe.
MyStatesman.com
February 27, 2018
The ongoing textbook wars have embarrassed Texas for years. But the State Board of Education this year has a key opportunity to take politics out of our children's classrooms. The board is revising social studies curriculum standards that guide what students learn in their history, government andÃâà...
Fort Worth Star Telegram
February 23, 2018
As the swing vote on the State Board of Education, Republican Pat Hardy of Fort Worth has built a reputation for helping strike a balance among the ... Dan Quinn, communications director for the Texas Freedom Network, said three questions follow the board: "What will students learn on sexual education?
Texas Tribune
February 22, 2018
(Surber's campaign Facebook page even refers to her as the "Donald Trump of the Texas State Board of Education" candidate.) "It's probably true!" Hardy said. "Which is funny because I'm very conservative. But they are to the right of me." The Fort Worth representative, a retired public school social studiesÃâà...
Community Impact Newspaper
February 21, 2018
Suzanne Smith has filed to run for the State Board of Education District 12 seat. She is running as a Democrat against Tina Green and Laura Malone-Miller in the March 6 primary election. Community Impact Newspaper sent Smith a list of questions about her candidacy. Below are her answers, which haveÃâà...
Houston Chronicle
February 18, 2018
The State Board of Education — charged with adopting textbooks and curriculum for the state — has too often employed a political litmus test for what Texas children should learn rather than the standard of what students need to know to compete in a global economy. This election is particularly importantÃâà...
NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
December 31, 1999
A former member of the Texas State Board of Education took a shot Friday at a biracial California teen who was accepted to Harvard University. George Clayton of Richardson replied to a tweet posted by Drake Johnson of Marina, Calif., in which Johnson wore a Harvard sweater and announced he wouldÃâà...
Texas Tribune
December 31, 1999
Geraldine “Tincy” Miller, a State Board of Education member representing part of North Texas, advocated for the first state dyslexia law in the nation in 1985, mandating students at all grade levels get screened and treated for dyslexia. Miller's son had a form of dyslexia that affected his ability to learn to writeÃâà...
