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Why more kids should study world history, harder1 comment

Ed Darrell wrote 2 weeks ago: Jon Taplin explains why knowing world history is valuable. The sad thing is that, of course, the sto … more →

Tags: Education, Education quality, History, renaissance, Santayana's ghost, Social Studies, taxes, Texas, Texas Freedom Network

Scientist steps in to try to save the day27 comments

Ed Darrell wrote 4 months ago: On the one hand, you hope he’s got a good copy of the original cast recording of “Man of … more →

Tags: Education, Texas, History, Politics, Education reform, Elections, Campaigns, Texas State Board of Education, Campaign

No man's life, limb or liberty: Texas State Coard of Education in session

Ed Darrell wrote 4 months ago: Starting at 1:00 p.m. Central today, the Texas State Board of Education will be in session.  You can … more →

Tags: Education, Texas, Texas Citizens for Science, Social Studies, War on Education, State Board of Education

Texas education: It should be about the kids, and education2 comments

Ed Darrell wrote 4 months ago: Dallas Morning News columnist Jackie Floyd gets at the real issues week after week, stripping away t … more →

Tags: Bogus history, Education, Education quality, Education reform, Politics, Social Studies, TEKS, Texas, Voodoo history

Perry to Texas Education: "Drop dead, but not as fast as before"1 comment

Ed Darrell wrote 4 months ago: Texas Gov. Rick Perry named Gail Lowe, R-Lampasas, to chair the State Board of Education. Texas sena … more →

Tags: Education, Education quality, Education reform, Politics, Texas, Textbook Selection, textbooks, War on Education, Don McLeroy

Texas social studies curriculum panel reports: The Great Texas History Smackdown4 comments

Ed Darrell wrote 5 months ago: Just when you thought it was safe to take a serious summer vacation, finish the latest Doris Kearns … more →

Tags: Bogus history, Citizenship, Civil Rights, Religion, Separation of Church and State, Social Studies, TEKS, Texas, Texas Citizens for Science

Rick Perry's education dilemma3 comments

Ed Darrell wrote 5 months ago: Betsy Oney teaches in Arlington, Texas.  She’s a frontline soldier in the fight to educate our … more →

Tags: Education, Education quality, Politics, Texas, War on Education, Betsy Oney, education standards, Gov. Rick Perry, Politcs

Texas Senate rejects creationist's nomination4 comments

Ed Darrell wrote 6 months ago: A victory in a war that should not be. Texas Freedom Network carries the news (4:43 p.m. Central) th … more →

Tags: Evolution, Science, Education, Texas, Textbook Selection, Politics, Texas Lege, Government, Texas State Board of Education

Insanity at Texas state school board - economics, geography and history

Ed Darrell wrote 6 months ago: Texas Freedom Network’s Insider blog reports that embattled chairman Don McLeroy is working to … more →

Tags: accuracy, Bogus history, Curricula, Economics, Education, Education assessment, Education quality, Geography - Economic, Geography - Physical

McLeroy nomination - still dead? 3 comments

Ed Darrell wrote 6 months ago: Molly Ivins’ untimely passing becomes acutely painful when the Texas Lege comes down to the la … more →

Tags: Creationism, Darwin, Education, Education quality, Education reform, Evolution, Texas, Texas Citizens for Science, Texas Freedom Network

McLeroy and catfish1 comment

Ed Darrell wrote 6 months ago: Seen at the TFN blog, Insider: Joe Lapp Says: May 21, 2009 at 9:23 pm Question: What do Don McLeroy … more →

Tags: Texas, Humor, Texas Freedom Network, Politics, Texas Lege, Science, Don McLeroy, Texas Legislature, Social Studies

McLeroy's appointment in trouble in the Texas lege?1 comment

Ed Darrell wrote 7 months ago: Another casualty of my real life crises, trying to keep readers informed about education policy in T … more →

Tags: Science, Education, Texas, History, Texas Freedom Network, Texas Lege, Government, Texas History, Texas Citizens for Science

Evolution and state science standards in Florida

Ed Darrell wrote 7 months ago: WJCT TV and FM in Jacksonville, Florida, has a televised discussion on evolution in the state scienc … more →

Tags: intelligent design, Creationism, Evolution, Science, Textbook Selection, textbooks, First Amendment, free speech, Government

Evolution in Texas2 comments

Ed Darrell wrote 7 months ago: From image maker Colin Purrington: Texans' fondness for Biblical literalism indirectly ruins sci … more →

Tags: Science, Education, TEKS, Texas, Darwin, Biology, Evolution

Texas science under siege: Help if you can3 comments

Ed Darrell wrote 8 months ago: More bad news than good news from the Texas State School Board:  Yes, the board failed to reintroduc … more →

Tags: Creationism, Evolution, Science, Education, Texas, History, Science and faith, Darwin, Texas Freedom Network

Listen in: Texas board considers science standards, and evolution

Ed Darrell wrote 8 months ago: Texas Freedom Network is live-blogging the hearings  and proceedings from  Austin, again today, befo … more →

Tags: Creationism, Evolution, Science, Education, Texas, Darwin, Politics, Religion, Texas Citizens for Science

Up-to-the-minute reports from the science ramparts -- today's evolution hearings

Ed Darrell wrote 8 months ago: If you’re not thinking of Edward R. Murrow’s reports from the roof of the building in Lo … more →

Tags: Creationism, Evolution, Texas, History, Texas Freedom Network, Voodoo science, War on Science, War on Education, Texas Citizens for Science

Texas expects every Texas scientist to do her or his duty3 comments

Ed Darrell wrote 9 months ago: Science needs your help, Texas scientists. Last month science won a victory when members of the Texa … more →

Tags: Creationism, Evolution, Science, Education, Texas, History, Charles Darwin, Texas Freedom Network, Politics

Texas legislators get the message: Creationism hurts science and jobs

Ed Darrell wrote 9 months ago: On Darwin’s birthday, two Texas legislators wrote about the stakes in the tussle between creat … more →

Tags: intelligent design, Creationism, Evolution, Science, Education, Texas, Textbook Selection, textbooks, Education reform


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