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The Texas State Board of Education changed its guidelines last month to "emphasize the 'positive' aspects of fossil fuels in science textbooks," Scott Waldman reported yesterday. The Republican-controlled board approved changes proposed by climate denier Patricia Hardy, who wants teachers to offer "both sides" of climate science.
State education officials adopted subtle changes to internal documents in February that could steer schools to buy books that misinform students about
Instead of connecting global warming to rising emissions, conservatives in the state want schools to ascribe the changes to “natural” fluctuations.
Texas education officials adopted changes to internal guidance on textbooks that could steer schools to buy books that misinform students about global warming
<p>An organized and well-funded alliance of charter schools and conservative activists is leveraging the Critical Race Theory controversy in Texas to pursue the real prize: school education funding. </p>