Texas board endorses conservative-backed curriculum
By GARY SCHARRER
HOUSTON CHRONICLE March 12, 2010, 7:27PM
AUSTIN — The State Board of Education tentatively approved new standards for social studies on Friday with members divided along party lines — some blasting them as a fraud and conservative whitewash, others praising them as a tribute to the Founding Fathers that rightly portrays America as an exceptional country.
The standards, which will influence history and government textbooks arriving in public schools in fall 2011, were adopted by 10 Republicans against five Democrats after weeks of debate and across a racial and ideological chasm that seemed to grow wider as the proposal was finalized Thursday. The document faces a public hearing and a final board vote in May. Read more...
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