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Not a complete victory, but very close.
1 posted on 03/12/2010 1:20:27 PM PST by La Lydia
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To: Jim Robinson

FYI


2 posted on 03/12/2010 1:20:47 PM PST by La Lydia
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To: MeekOneGOP; Nachum

Ping


4 posted on 03/12/2010 1:22:27 PM PST by Fiddlstix (Warning! This Is A Subliminal Tagline! Read it at your own risk!(Presented by TagLines R US))
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To: La Lydia

Bravo to those who had the courage to stand and fight.


5 posted on 03/12/2010 1:22:57 PM PST by ConservativeWarrior (In last year's nests, there are no birds this year.)
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To: La Lydia

Thank GOD that these people are the ones that hold sway over textbook content!


7 posted on 03/12/2010 1:27:36 PM PST by Tucsonican
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To: La Lydia

The author is horrified that there’s push-back against a radical socialist agenda . . . that’s she’s obviously in agreement with. There isn’t even a pretense of objectivity.


8 posted on 03/12/2010 1:29:37 PM PST by Oratam
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To: La Lydia
Texas, one of the few sane places left.

It's a sad day in American education when something such as the fact that the US is a republic has to be debated. When we deny the fact that certain Christian values and ideas are behind our Constitution and justice system etc. The secular left wants to expunge things from curricula even though it's significant and factual out of ideological reasons.

9 posted on 03/12/2010 1:30:02 PM PST by Red6
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To: La Lydia
Texas has the Independent School Districts (ISD), and if they had the power things would even be better. Because as with the push towards more central power in Washington, power has moved to Austin over the years at the state level too, you now have the Politburo decide what kids learn.

Education belongs in the hands of those that pay for it and whose kids are affected. Even the idea of what textbooks should contain and be used is something that is for the school districts to decide, not some amateur or politician in Austin or God forbid some day Washington when they gobble up that too.

10 posted on 03/12/2010 1:34:49 PM PST by Red6
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To: 1riot1ranger; Action-America; Aggie Mama; Alkhin; Allegra; American72; antivenom; Antoninus II; ...
The Texas State Board of Education agreed to new social studies standards on Friday after the far-right faction wielded its power

Nice impartial reporting from Buttociated Press.

13 posted on 03/12/2010 2:00:54 PM PST by a fool in paradise
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To: La Lydia
whether or not students should be required to explain the origins of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and its impact on global politics (they will)

How about the origins of terrorists bombing planes? Islamonazism has been with us for decades now.

14 posted on 03/12/2010 2:02:34 PM PST by a fool in paradise
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To: La Lydia
far-right faction

Yup. Complete with swastikas on our arms and ropes for hanging minorities.

And they focus on evolution first? That was such a small part of it. Overwhelmingly it was about the Constitution.
16 posted on 03/12/2010 2:09:48 PM PST by BJClinton (0bama is not the anti-christ. Satan wouldn't be such a screw up.)
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To: Eaker; humblegunner; Willie Green; stevie_d_64; Allegra; AnnaZ; TheMom; wolfcreek; Ditter; ...

Lone Star Bump


18 posted on 03/12/2010 2:10:32 PM PST by Liberty Valance (Keep a simple manner for a happy life :o)
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To: La Lydia
Berlanga also bristled when the board approved an amendment that deletes a requirement that sociology students "explain how institutional racism is evident in American society."

Even today?

19 posted on 03/12/2010 2:12:25 PM PST by a fool in paradise
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To: La Lydia

I don’t know why anyone would have a problem with these standards. It’s not like they are requiring kids to learn creationism in science class. The only ones that might have a problem here are the atheists, race baiters and illegals.


25 posted on 03/12/2010 2:47:04 PM PST by Grunthor (Everyone hates the U.S. at least until they need liberated.)
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To: La Lydia

thanks for the post...this is good news...good news indeed


26 posted on 03/12/2010 3:00:08 PM PST by blueyon (The U. S. Constitution - read it and weep)
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To: La Lydia

YeeHaaaa!

It’s a start. Now, parents need to monitor whether a teacher trashes or upholds the standards.


28 posted on 03/12/2010 3:23:34 PM PST by RebelTex (FREEDOM IS EVERYONE'S RIGHT! AND EVERYONE'S RESPONSIBILITY!)
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To: La Lydia

another hearing in May.....but Main work is done

The decline of the USA is stil a choice....a step at a time


30 posted on 03/12/2010 3:27:57 PM PST by sbark
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To: La Lydia

This makes this mom of two school age boys in Texas public schools happy.


32 posted on 03/12/2010 5:32:16 PM PST by Halls (Jesus is my Lord and Savior)
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To: La Lydia

The Democrats, all of whom were Hispanic or African American, felt that U.S. Army’s role in the attempted extermination of American Indians and the Chicano Mural Movement were priorities. It’s not hard to see why their communities are as backward as they are. Those that represent these communities have never figured out the key to success in America. The key to success for them is to bash what made America great. Within their communities those that figure out it is the greatness of the American system that will lift them up - they succeed and pull themselves up and out of poverty. The more that figure this out the less votes for these liberals. The key to success, therefore, for the lefties, is to keep their constituents in ignorance.


36 posted on 03/12/2010 9:16:59 PM PST by gscc
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38 posted on 03/13/2010 9:50:19 AM PST by SunkenCiv (Freedom is Priceless.)
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