During the week of June 22, the State Board of Education is expected to approve the revisions to the Social Studies Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS). This revision a major reform to how history is taught to Texas students, replacing a model where Texas, American, and World history were presented as isolated subjects and...
Thanks—but no thanks. Texas is doing very well without politically connected labor unions driving public policy. This weekend, we are likely to scroll past social media posts that claim, “if you like your weekends and 40-hour workweeks, thank a union.” Propaganda like this appears to be having some success, as recent polling by Gallup indicates...
The Texas State Board of Education (SBOE) should adopt a required literature list that supports the literacy and knowledge-acquisition of Texas students and not allow leftist organizations like the Texas Council of Teachers of English Language Arts (TCTELA) to pressure them into adopting a watered-down, politically driven list. Texas public schools have failed at both...