Texas School Board Wars � The Quick and the Ed

Texas School Board Wars � The Quick and the Ed

Texas School Board Wars

by Forrest Hinton

Last night, Kris Amundson, ES Communications Manager and former chair of the Fairfax Co., VA School Board, appeared on Al Jazeera English to discuss the Texas School Board’s ongoing curriculum debates. In this clip she explains Thomas Jefferson’s role in the Enlightenment, how some conservatives are trying to rewrite history textbooks, and how the Board’s decisions might impact schools across the United States. Kris begins at the four-minute mark.