Brandy Said:

Shouldn't the Texas board of education textbook revisions go before the courts?

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Particularly if the (daily) Islamic call to prayer disrupts the class.

Jean Said:

What will the Texas Board of Education replace history books with~~ after they deleted parts making reference?

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I thought Mississippi was a backward state. Texas now takes the grand prize of the most backward state.

Darren Said:

What do you think of the Texas Board of Education taking out Thomas Jefferson from the History textbooks?

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I do not agree with that Texas is going. I grew up in Texas and went to school there and this does not surprise me at all. Texas should not be changing their History books to reflect a Conservative agenda. It's called history for a reason, because it is facts about the past. Next thing you know, Texas is going to change the books to say that the Sun rises in the West and sets in the East. This is just another way to further dumb-down Americans. No need to teach them facts, we'll just make stuff up and omit key aspects to history. THANK God we have the internet to learn for ourselves.

Matthew Said:

Why has the Texas Board of Education decided to eliminate any references to Thomas Jefferson anyways?

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The ugly story:

The Texas Board of Education has been meeting this week to revise its social studies curriculum. During the past three days, “the board’s far-right faction wielded their power to shape lessons on the civil rights movement, the U.S. free enterprise system and hundreds of other topics”:

– To avoid exposing students to “transvestites, transsexuals and who knows what else,” the Board struck the curriculum’s reference to “sex and gender as social constructs.”

– The Board removed Thomas Jefferson from the Texas curriculum, “replacing him with religious right icon John Calvin.”

– The Board refused to require that “students learn that the Constitution prevents the U.S. government from promoting one religion over all others.”

– The Board struck the word “democratic” from the description of the U.S. government, instead terming it a “constitutional republic.”

As the nation’s second-largest textbook market, Texas has enormous leverage over publishers, who often “craft their standard textbooks based on the specs of the biggest buyers.” Indeed, as The Washington Monthly has reported, “when it comes to textbooks, what happens in Texas rarely stays in Texas.”


My dad worked for educational publishing all his life - this went on years ago as well. Texas has a state-wide book adoption (as opposed to most states which do it by county, city, etc). That is a HUGE contract. So publishers are willing to go along with this type of crap. The board of ed. is full of right wing zealots that hate anything they deem liberal. The fact that they can try to rewrite history or choose what the children can learn is disgusting and I wish one of the publishing companies would stand up to them. But, as we all know, $$ talks.

Don Said:

How will the Texas board of "education" rewrite Canadians saving American slaves via the underground?

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Well they don't call it slavery first off, I believe it's referred to as "Forced Farming"

Ricardo Said:

I have a question about the texas board of education on the textbooks.......?

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Wikipedia has this at the start of their capitalism entry:

"Liberal market economy" and "Free enterprise" redirect here.

I dont see the big deal.

Sam Said:

How Do You Feel About The Conservative Texas Board of Education Re-Writing This Country's History?

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It's a disgrace.

Years from now, generations of children will be ignorant about the truth of this nation.

Just like the textbooks lied about Native Americans and their history.

Oh, nothing is wrong with being inclusive by talking about the NRA and the Regan years, but don't exaggerate it.

And for goodness sake, don't try to take away the sting of slavery by calling it by another name.

This is a red flag that the narrative in the books will be biased.