Thursday, June 3, 2010

Have the AP or Denver Post Actually Read the New Texas Curriculum?

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In two articles over the last two weeks, the AP has written the following (sometimes more than once) about the new Texas curriculum:

A far-right faction of the Texas State Board of Education gained a giant step forward Friday in injecting conservative ideals into social studies, history and economics lessons that will be taught to millions of students for the next decade. (Emphasis added. Nothing like setting the tone up front.)

A far-right faction of the Texas State Board of Education gained a giant step forward Friday in injecting conservative ideals into social studies, history and economics lessons that will be taught to millions of students for the next decade.

(Emphasis added. Nothing like setting the tone up front.)

Reading the actual curriculum documents (elementary school, middle school, high school, and economics), here's what they actually say about these issues:

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