State Board of Education

Sorting Out Truth And Fiction In The CSCOPE Controversy

David Martin Davies — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 17:11:17 +0000

Is CSCOPE an education resource designed to help struggling school districts? Or is it a vast anti-American conspiracy that uses Texas classrooms to convert children to Islam and communism?

CSCOPE is an online curriculum management resource developed by the Texas Education Service Center Curriculum Collaborative (TESCCC), a group made up of the 20 education service centers in the state. The group develops their curriculum framework through several sources.

Removing Politics From The State Board Of Education

Ryan Poppe — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 20:01:04 +0000

A Texas lawmaker his filed a bill that would completely revamp the structure of the State Board of Education.

Rep. Donna Howard, D-Austin, said she filed House Bill 906 in order to change how the State Board of Education members are elected because of what she calls some "glaring defects."

Barbara Cargill Named New State Board of Education Chair

Nathan Bernier, KUT News — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 15:04:41 +0000

For the first time since 2005, the Texas Senate has confirmed someone to serve a full term as head of the State Board of Education. Barbara Cargill, a Republican from The Woodlands, was appointed by Gov. Rick Perry in 2011.

Cargill has supported a measure that requires students to question evolution. State Sen. Kirk Watson, D-Austin, says Cargill reassured him that she would not allow her religious conservatism to interfere with her leadership of the board.

Skipping Education Funding, Perry Supports More Charter Schools

David Martin Davies — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 19:29:41 +0000

Governor Rick Perry addressed the State Board of Education on Friday, urging the education leaders to expand technical classes and charter schools.

During his State-of-the-State address earlier in the week, Perry trumpeted evidence of improvements in public education and did so again when speaking to the State Board of Education.