A North Texas battle for a seat on the State Board of Education — which sets the pace for what millions of children learn — reflects the broad fight over the...
they’ve honed at the local level, giving conservatives influence over how schools approach issues of race, sexuality and religion.is taught to millions of Texas children. The current members punted adopting new standards ― amid conservative pressure ― until after the elections.
By the time of Trump’s presidency, she tried to change the Republican Party from the inside. She won a campaign for precinct chair in 2018. That brought her to the GOP state convention. When it comes to the social studies revamp, Fisher said the standards must not involve “religious indoctrination.”. She is endorsed by several past superintendents, including Dallas’ Michael Hinojosa.“I don’t think people who believe in public education can run as a Republican anymore because the Republican Party of Texas is doing everything it can to dismantle public education,” he said.
Evelyn Brooks, running for District 14 State Board of Education, Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2022 at Kid Country Playground in Coppell. She emphasized a desire to protect children’s innocence, criticizing the availability of certain library books. Republican leaders increasingly label titles about gender and sexuality as pornography.Texas suggests new library policies after Gov. Abbott lashed out on ‘pornographic’ books in schools
Brooks ran for a board seat last year in Frisco ISD, ultimately losing in the low-turnout race, though she attracted lingering support. Now her endorsements include several county-based conservative groups.
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