Texas Textbook Massacre: Conservatives Win School Board War - Saturn Smith - Open Salon

SCHOOL BOARD WINS!

Texas Textbook Massacre: Conservatives Win School Board War - Saturn Smith - Open Salon:
 "MARCH 12, 2010 4:50PM
Texas Textbook Massacre: Conservatives Win School Board War
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A big curriculum battle has been fought in Texas, and today, conservatives won:

After three days of turbulent meetings, the Texas School Board on Friday voted to approve a social studies curriculum that will put a conservative stamp on history and economics textbooks, stressing the role of Christianity in American history and presenting Republican political philosophies in a more positive light.
The vote was 11 to 4, with 10 Republicans and one Democrat voting for the curriculum, and four Democrats voting against."