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Support the Texas State Board of Education and their addition of
American Exceptionalism to the Standards
Recently the Texas State Board of Education (SBOE) released its approved social studies standards voted on in their March meeting. http://www.tea.state.tx.us/index2.aspx?id=3643
The SBOE has done an outstanding job restoring historically accurate Texas social studies standards while maintaining the integrity and timetable of the curriculum standards review process. The board members reinforced a set of curriculum standards designed to promote academic success and a legitimate sense of pride in our country, our values, and our leaders, rather than shame America as leftwing radicals foster. The final vote to pass the standards is scheduled for May 21, 2010.
Many distortions and myths have been told by liberal educrats about what is and what is not in the standards. A detailed account of the facts can be seen by clicking here.
In a blatant disregard for public input, a small vocal minority is now demanding that the SBOE throw out these standards and permit a group of college “experts” to create new standards in order to push their own radical left wing agenda. They are petitioning a re-do of the past year of hard-work by members of the SBOE. They want to silence public input from 4 public hearings on social studies, 30+ hours of public testimony and 14,000 emails.
Read more and sign the petition: http://austinreteaparty.com/Signthepetition.aspx
If you cannot be in Austin to testify, you can still make your voice heard:
Send a written response to the SBOE in support of the proposed standards and ask for them to be passed in May. Send emails to: sboesupport@tea.state.tx.us .
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You can also call by telephone at (512) 463-9734 or by Fax at (512) 463-9838, and submit or record your testimony on public record.
Please forward this to your Texas friends and contacts.
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