The Texas Board of Education, internationally known and mocked for its absurd battle against science, particularly evolution, has now worked over the social studies curriculum in a similar manner. They’ve been talking about it for awhile now… removing references to Thomas Jefferson and the like… but they finally too the vote and decided to go …
Tag Archives: Don McLeroy
Hooray for Texas!
Don McLeroy is no longer on the Texas Board of Education. Congratulations, Texas. It’s a step in the right direction, though you’ve still got a long way to go.
Texas and The Flintstones
Most of Rationality Now’s readers are probably quite familiar with the influence Texas has on our country’s textbooks… and the mind-numbing inanity of some Texas Board of Education members, like Don McLeroy, who wield that influence. Fortunately, there are some school board members who have their feet firmly planted in reality, but they’re in the …