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SBOE takes final vote, science groups laud choice to pass over Intelligent Design

By | 07.22.11 | 5:50 pm

In what public interest and science organizations are declaring a “victory” for Texas education, the Board of Education voted Friday to accept new online supplemental materials for science classrooms, unanimously rejecting Intelligent Design/Creationist backed information from digital vendor International Databases, in a 8-0 vote.
The SBOE cast a similar preliminary More…

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Texas SBOE split over proposal to create higher ed advisory board for curricula decisions

By | 04.15.11 | 4:35 pm | The Texas Independent

More…In the face of legislation supported by some state lawmakers, including Republicans, that would add academic oversight of Texas textbook curriculum, the State Board of Education’s conservative bloc steadfastly supports its current expert appointment process, a method critics say has been led by politics rather than public interest.

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Bills would create teams of higher ed experts to weigh in on SBOE curricula

By | 04.13.11 | 6:38 pm | The Texas Independent

More…Earlier this year, just 48 hours before setting in place highly influential curriculum for the state’s public school students that will make a lasting impression in textbooks for close to decade, the Texas State Board of Education offered more than 100 new last-minute amendments – which critics generally characterized as

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SBOE Chair’s appointment in jeopardy; Perry stands by pick

By | 03.23.11 | 6:42 pm | The Texas Independent

More…After a tumultuous two years, State Board of Education chair Gail Lowe’s leadership position hangs in the balance as disappointed Senate Democrats appear ready to block her confirmation.
Appointed by Perry in July 2009 and reappointed in February, chair Lowe was seen as a more moderate alternative to predecessor and

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Lobbyist Ratliff cleared by Travis DA to serve on Texas Board of Education

By | 03.14.11 | 2:51 pm | The Texas Independent

The Travis County District Attorney’s Public Integrity Unit has given the green light to active lobbyist Thomas Ratliff (R-Mount Pleasant) to serve on the State Board of Education, reported the Associated Press via the Houston Chronicle More… today. Briefs on the same matter from the Texas Attorney General are due April

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How do you solve a problem like the SBOE?

By | 02.23.11 | 2:06 pm | The Texas Independent

More…From a reputable conservative think tank to a former U.S. Secretary of Education, disapproval of the State Board of Education has been intense in the past few years. While wide-ranging criticism of the SBOE persists, Texas lawmakers are proposing possible solutions – some minimal and others bold – to fix

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Conservative education group gives Texas history standards a ‘D’

By | 02.16.11 | 6:45 am | The Texas Independent

A new report from a national conservative group calls for a ‘radical’ overhaul of U.S. history standards at K-12 public schools nationwide, and skewers the Texas State Board of Education’s controversial social studies curriculum as an example of “politicized distortion of history.”
Describing the majority of state’s standards as “mediocre More…

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Howard’s bill would strip SBOE of authority over $25 billion education fund

By | 02.11.11 | 5:53 pm | The Texas Independent

State Rep. Donna Howard (D-Austin) wants to remove the State Board of Education’s power over the $25 billion Permanent School Fund (PSF), the education reserve the board is constitutionally tasked to manage, and place it in the hands of an appointed body. The fund, now divided into various investment portfolios, More…