Politics & Policy
September 18, 2013
Who’s Who Among the State Board Of Education Hearing
Like any political battle in Texas, the ongoing fight over the evolution in the state's science classes features colorful characters worth getting to know.
Barbara Cargill
February 3, 2012
Texas’s Controversial Science Standards Are “Mediocre to Awful”
A recent report gives the state's science standards a ‘C,’ but the State Board of Education chairwoman, a science teacher, is still “pleased.”
Politics & Policy
July 22, 2011
SBOE adopts science standards; was the fix in?
When the Texas Freedom Network puts out an approving statement about an action taken by the State Board of Education, you know something strange is going on. Here was the TFN statement: “Today we saw Texas kids and sound science finally win a vote on the State Board of Education.
Politics & Policy
July 19, 2011
SBOE’s Mercer blasts “RINO’s”
And “liberal Austin bloggers.” That’s me. Mercer issued a press release, which, I assume, also went to his mailing list, under the following headline: Democrats recruiting a “Republican” to run against Ken Mercer ( San Antonio, Texas) – Well the liberal Austin bloggers let the political cat out of the
Politics & Policy
July 5, 2011
Perry’s pick at SBOE
The choice came down to Barbara Cargill and David Bradley. Perry should have picked Bob Craig, of Lubbock, a respected member and a moderate. Cargill will get to occupy the chairman’s seat until the Senate refuses to confirm her in 2013, as it has chosen to refuse to confirm the
Politics & Policy
April 30, 2010
The State Board of Ed’s Final Exam
Our quiz shouldn’t be hard, so long as you’ve been paying attention. You have been paying attention, right?