The Revisionaries: Documentary Goes Inside Texas Textbook Controversy
Texas Board chair Don McLeroy. The Revisionaries. From 2009 to 2010, the Texas State Board of Education (SBOE) set about the once-a-decade task of writing curriculum standards for Texas’ almost five...
View ArticleCreationists Get Influential Positions in Texas Science Textbook Review
This post originally published at TFN Insider. It looks like the Lone Star State’s reputation as a hotbed of anti-science fanaticism is about to be reinforced. At least six creationists/”intelligent...
View ArticleReview – Home is Where the School Is: The Logic of Homeschooling and the...
Intensive Mothering Home is Where the School is: the Logic of Homeschooling and the Emotional Labor of Mothering – By Jennifer Lois. Reviewed by Rachel Tabachnik **Note: This review originally appeared...
View ArticleBeyond Bullying: Equally Excellent Education for All?
The 2014 Creating Change Conference was held in Houston, Texas on January 29 – February 2 and included several panels led by staff and fellows of Political Research Associates. The following is a...
View Article“Zero Tolerance” for Silenced Histories: Neglecting Civil Rights Education in...
photo credit: Standing On My Sisters’ Shoulders It’s been a busy few weeks for education policy in America. (Then again, when is it not?) Just last week, the College Board announced changes in the SAT...
View ArticleNeoliberalizing Public Higher Ed: The Threat of Free Market Ideology
When we talk about the privatization of public education, we often think of K-12 education. Certainly, the growth of charter schools and voucher programs and attacks on teachers unions indicate that...
View ArticleNeoliberalism, Higher Education, and the Rise of Contingent Faculty Labor
Higher education is intended to foster critical reflection, personal growth, public discussion, collective inquiry, social and political analysis, and the pursuit of knowledge, truth, and justice....
View ArticleMidterm Elections: School Privatization Continues to Advance DeVos/Heritage...
Midterm elections present a particularly fruitful opportunity for the school privatization movement to maximize their investment. Since 1974, in mid-term or non-presidential election years, the...
View ArticleFrom Singapore to Arizona: Right-Wing Groups Invade Classrooms and Curriculum
Agatha Tan, a 17-year-old high school student in Singapore, recently attended a mandatory sex-ed class at her school. She was appalled by what was being taught, and took the opportunity to address her...
View ArticleOpening Pandora’s Box: The Rise & Fall of the Right’s School Voucher Pioneer
Click here for the full issue. Polly Williams, the Wisconsin African American lawmaker behind the nation’s first school voucher program, believed vouchers could help students of color in urban...
View ArticleHistory Wars Exposed: Right-Wing Influence in APUSH Curriculum Update
Co-authored by Katherine Stewart. Click here for a printable PDF. This article appears in the Fall 2015 issue of The Public Eye magazine. On July 30, 2015, the College Board, creators of college-level...
View ArticleCreationists Get Influential Positions in Texas Science Textbook Review
This post originally published at TFN Insider. It looks like the Lone Star State’s reputation as a hotbed of anti-science fanaticism is about to be reinforced. At least six creationists/”intelligent...
View ArticleReview – Home is Where the School Is: The Logic of Homeschooling and the...
Intensive Mothering Home is Where the School is: the Logic of Homeschooling and the Emotional Labor of Mothering – By Jennifer Lois. Reviewed by Rachel Tabachnik **Note: This review originally appeared...
View ArticleBeyond Bullying: Equally Excellent Education for All?
The 2014 Creating Change Conference was held in Houston, Texas on January 29 – February 2 and included several panels led by staff and fellows of Political Research Associates. The following is a...
View Article“Zero Tolerance” for Silenced Histories: Neglecting Civil Rights Education in...
It’s been a busy few weeks for education policy in America. (Then again, when is it not?) Just last week, the College Board announced changes in the SAT to make the test a better assessment of school...
View ArticleNeoliberalizing Public Higher Ed: The Threat of Free Market Ideology
When we talk about the privatization of public education, we often think of K-12 education. Certainly, the growth of charter schools and voucher programs and attacks on teachers unions indicate that...
View ArticleNeoliberalism, Higher Education, and the Rise of Contingent Faculty Labor
Higher education is intended to foster critical reflection, personal growth, public discussion, collective inquiry, social and political analysis, and the pursuit of knowledge, truth, and justice....
View ArticleMidterm Elections: School Privatization Continues to Advance DeVos/Heritage...
Midterm elections present a particularly fruitful opportunity for the school privatization movement to maximize their investment. Since 1974, in mid-term or non-presidential election years, the...
View ArticleFrom Singapore to Arizona: Right-Wing Groups Invade Classrooms and Curriculum
Agatha Tan, a 17-year-old high school student in Singapore, recently attended a mandatory sex-ed class at her school. She was appalled by what was being taught, and took the opportunity to address her...
View ArticleOpening Pandora’s Box: The Rise & Fall of the Right’s School Voucher Pioneer
Polly Williams, the Wisconsin African American lawmaker behind the nation’s first school voucher program, believed vouchers could help students of color in urban Milwaukee. Conservative donors and...
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