Once every decade, the highly politicized Texas State Board of Education rewrites the teaching and textbook standards for its nearly five million schoolchildren. When an unabashed creationist seeks re-election as chairman, the theory of evolution and U.S. history are caught in the crosshairs, which could impact the classroom curricula not only of Texas, but also of the nation as a whole.

When I wrote that the Texas schoolbook rewrites were important becuase they could happen in other states, I didn't really expect to see the early adop

On May 19th, the Texas Board of Education will meet to approve the final Social Studies curriculum and textbook changes that caused such a stir back i

Meet the graduating Texas senior class of 2020 and beyond. This group of students has some unique identifying characteristics, products of an educat