May 16, 2010 (guardian) -- Now Dunbar is on the brink of fulfilling a promise to change all that, or at least point Texas schools toward salvation. She is one of a clutch of Christian evangelists and social conservatives who have grasped control of the state's education board. This week they are expected to force through a new curriculum that is likely to shift what millions of American schoolchildren far beyond Texas learn about their history.
The board is to vote on a sweeping purge of alleged liberal bias in Texas school textbooks in favour of what Dunbar says really matters: a belief in America as a nation chosen by God as a beacon to the world, and free enterprise as the cornerstone of liberty and democracy.
Full Article (Guardian, UK)
"Adolf, Adolf, ick hör Dir trapsen!" (Berlinian for "Adolf, Adolf, I can hear you walking")
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The board is to vote on a sweeping purge of alleged liberal bias in Texas school textbooks in favour of what Dunbar says really matters: a belief in America as a nation chosen by God as a beacon to the world, and free enterprise as the cornerstone of liberty and democracy.
Full Article (Guardian, UK)
"Adolf, Adolf, ick hör Dir trapsen!" (Berlinian for "Adolf, Adolf, I can hear you walking")
:uglybop: