from LIBERTY INSTITUTE

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SBOE to Adopt New Social Studies Standards

Starting tomorrow, the Texas State Board of Education (SBOE) takes up the adoption of new social studies standards for public schools – guidelines that will impact students around the country from kindergarten to 12th grade for the next ten years.

The controversy over the new requirements involves the impact and role of religion in America (including Christmas), the Founding Fathers, judicial activism v. judicial restraint, the greatness of America and the exclusion or inclusion of significant persons in U.S. history including Thomas Edison, Albert Einstein, Daniel Boone and more.

Liberty Institute will testify at the hearings.  Tomorrow we will host a press conference from the Texas Education Agency building where we, along with parents, teachers and other concerned citizens will draw a line in the sand on how Texas should teach history.

We are also on Fox and Friends tomorrow and Thursday mornings.

STAY ON TOP OF THIS ISSUE!

We will blog from the hearings, so visit our Texas Legislative Update blog Wednesday through Friday!

See our news interviews on the Texas Textbook Debate.