Texas board may vote to let academics check school textbooks
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas may vote this week on having outside experts check textbooks used in its public school classrooms for...
View ArticleTexas Tech School of Music Presents Band Spectacular (Texas Tech University)
(Source: Texas Tech University) WHAT: The Texas Tech University School of Music presents the Band Spectacular. This concert features all university bands in a continuous, non-stop performance....
View ArticleWho Is David Barton And How Has His Influence Sanitized History And Dumbed...
David Barton is Glenn Beck's favorite Tea Party historical revisionist! He is a personification of the false narratives which drive the Republican party. Though he has no real academic credentials, his...
View ArticleFACT CHECK: Vitter Distorts Record on Education (Louisiana Democratic Party)
(Source: Louisiana Democratic Party) FACT CHECK: Vitter Distorts Record on Education Summary: At tonight's debate, Sen. David Vitter lied about John Bel Edwards' education record. While John Bel...
View ArticleTexas may let academics check textbooks for factual errors
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas could allow university professors to fact-check textbooks approved for statewide use, after a ninth-grade world geography book referred to African slaves as "workers." The...
View ArticleOhio State Newark Associate Professor Thankful for Textbook Grant (The Ohio...
(Source: The Ohio State University at Newark) NEWARK, Ohio, November 24, 2015 - Students who struggle to pay for books at The Ohio State University at Newark are giving thanks this week for Associate...
View ArticleBaylor School of Education Dean Appointed to Texas Commission on Student...
(Source: Baylor University) Follow us on Twitter: @BaylorUMedia Media contact: Tonya B. Lewis, (254) 710-4656 WACO, Texas (Nov. 11, 2015) - Michael K. McLendon, Ph.D., dean of Baylor University's...
View ArticleMEDIA ADVISORY: The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents to Meet...
(Source: The Texas A&M University System) News Release November 10, 2015 COLLEGE STATION, Texas - The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents will meet at 9 a.m. on Thursday, November 12,...
View ArticleMajor Calif. Textbooks Inaccurately Describe Climate Change, Study Shows
Major textbooks used in California middle schools do not accurately portray climate change or the science behind it, describing it as a debate, not a fact, according to a Stanford University study....
View ArticleTexas may let academics check textbooks for factual errors
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas could allow university professors to fact-check textbooks approved for statewide use, after a ninth-grade world geography book referred to African slaves as "workers." The...
View ArticleDr. John Merrifield's amicus brief for the school finance trials (Texas...
(Source: Texas Public Policy Foundation) Dr. John Merrifield is an author, economist, and a professor at the University of Texas at San Antonio, and for seven years was editor of the Journal for...
View ArticleTextbooks Controversy (Southern Methodist University)
(Source: Southern Methodist University) Textbooks from different major publishers give climate deniers equal weight as vast majority of climate scientists who cite scientific evidence of human-caused...
View ArticleRecent editorials from Texas newspapers
Houston Chronicle. Nov. 25, 2015. Cities on a hill: Mayors show leadership in their call for an informed approach on Syrian refugees. With more than two dozen mostly Republican governors around the...
View ArticleSchools say onus to lighten bags lies with parents, government too
MUMBAI: The state government's recent diktat to schools to rid the weight off students' backs has added much burden on schools. A majority of them may not be able to go fully digital or provide...
View ArticleIncarnate Word expected to opt out of Texas campus carry law
The University of Incarnate Word in San Antonio is expected to join a growing list of private universities opting out of the state's new law...
View ArticleWOW! UMUC Wins National Award for Eliminating Textbooks in All Undergraduate...
(Source: UMUC - University of Maryland, University College) Move to Open Educational Resources Ensures Up-to-Date Material, Saves UMUC Students Millions of Dollars Per Year By Robert Ludwig...
View ArticleOhio State Newark Associate Professor Thankful for Textbook Grant (The Ohio...
(Source: The Ohio State University at Newark) NEWARK, Ohio, November 24, 2015 - Students who struggle to pay for books at The Ohio State University at Newark are giving thanks this week for Associate...
View ArticleOil and gas taxes fill Texas school district coffers in 2014 (Texans for...
(Source: Texans for Education Reform) By Rhiannon Meyers The U.S. shale boom that fueled a drilling frenzy across Texas helped boost the budgets of the state's public schools last year, according to a...
View ArticleNo more heavy school bags, it’s now textbooks on pen drive
Recently, the state government sent out directives to reduce the burden on young shoulders that lug heavy school bags. They were always a matter of concern and now as the issue has come to the...
View ArticleBig trends in digital education: School textbooks go the iTunes way
Education is ditching the one-size-fits-all model in favour of customization, a fact Mark Zuckerberg underscored in his open letter to his daughter, in which he wrote: "Our generation grew up in...
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