Thursday, September 30, 2010

Texas’ tall tales won’t pollute our texts | Thoughts on Public Education

Texas’ tall tales won’t pollute our texts | Thoughts on Public Education

Texas’ tall tales won’t pollute our texts - by John Fensterwald - Educated Guess

Gov. Schwarzenegger has vetoed a bill that would ensure that the Texas Board of Education’s revisionist view of American history won’t taint California textbooks. Schwarzenegger called SB 1451 “duplicative and unnecessary.” It probably was unneeded though not necessarily for the reasons he cited. Last year, Schwarzenegger suspended the state Curriculum Commission for four years, making it [...]