Afro
Originally published May 23, 2010
The Texas Board of Education on May 21 voted to change the state curriculum of social studies and history classes to reflect a more positive view of capitalism, the military, Christianity and modern Republican figures on American history.The reform was approved in a 9-5 vote, which split along party lines. Supporters believe the move merely evens out textbooks which were already “left-leaning.” Conservative board member, Cynthia Dunbar told those who attended the vote that the changes need to be made because America was founded as “a Christian land governed by Christian principles.”However, many think the curriculum is a re-write of history and removes truth from Texas classrooms.“It’s outrageous,” NAACP President Ben Jealous said in a conference call. “It’s going to lock kids into the dark ages, where the whole world’s been turned upside down—where Thomas Jefferson is not a founding father, there’s no good reason to talk about Thurgood Marshall, and Joe McCarthy is a hero."
Full Story: http://afro.com/sections/news/afro_briefs/story.htm?storyid=1302
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Monday, May 24, 2010
Sunday, May 16, 2010
Calif. bill would block Texas textbook changes
Mercury News.com
By ROBIN HINDERY Associated Press Writer
Posted: 05/16/2010 10:00:32 AM PDT
Updated: 05/16/2010 11:01:20 AM PDT
SACRAMENTO, Calif.—California may soon take a stand against proposed changes to social studies textbooks ordered by the Texas school board, as a way to prevent them from being incorporated in California texts.
Legislation by Sen. Leland Yee, D-San Francisco, seeks to protect the nation's largest public school population from the revised social studies curriculum approved in March by the Texas Board of Education. Critics say if the changes are incorporated into textbooks, they will be historically inaccurate and dismissive of the contributions of minorities.
The Texas recommendations, which face a final vote by the Republican-dominated board on May 21, include adding language saying the country's Founding Fathers were guided by Christian principles and a new section on "the conservative resurgence of the 1980s and 1990s." That would include positive references to the Moral Majority, the National Rifle Association and the Contract with America, the congressional GOP manifesto from the 1990s.
Full Story: http://www.mercurynews.com/news/ci_15098236
By ROBIN HINDERY Associated Press Writer
Posted: 05/16/2010 10:00:32 AM PDT
Updated: 05/16/2010 11:01:20 AM PDT
SACRAMENTO, Calif.—California may soon take a stand against proposed changes to social studies textbooks ordered by the Texas school board, as a way to prevent them from being incorporated in California texts.
Legislation by Sen. Leland Yee, D-San Francisco, seeks to protect the nation's largest public school population from the revised social studies curriculum approved in March by the Texas Board of Education. Critics say if the changes are incorporated into textbooks, they will be historically inaccurate and dismissive of the contributions of minorities.
The Texas recommendations, which face a final vote by the Republican-dominated board on May 21, include adding language saying the country's Founding Fathers were guided by Christian principles and a new section on "the conservative resurgence of the 1980s and 1990s." That would include positive references to the Moral Majority, the National Rifle Association and the Contract with America, the congressional GOP manifesto from the 1990s.
Full Story: http://www.mercurynews.com/news/ci_15098236
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