In May the Texas State Board of Education adopted its controversial social studies standards (TEKS).
1. Now on the TEKSWatch media coverage page see:
* Last-minute statements
* Coverage of the hearing
* Reactions, spin, and parting shots
2. A color-coded version of the near-final draft of the TEKS was placed online on June 25
http://www.tea.state.tx.us/index2.aspx?id=3643
3. And, is the debate really over? See:
* Suggestions that a new board or governor could fix things
* Evidence that local districts will resist
* A debate about whether national standards would help or harm
* California’s attempt to legally prohibit Texas textbooks
[P.S. the Texas legislators who spoke so openly have been silent since the vote]
Find the latest at TEKSWatch.
CHTL 