YES!>>> Calif. bill would block Texas textbook changes

Ernesto

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Sun May-16-10 12:54 PM
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YES!>>> Calif. bill would block Texas textbook changes

Edited on Sun May-16-10 12:59 PM by Ernesto

The legislation would require the California Board of Education to ensure that the recently approved Texas standards do not make it into California's public school classrooms.

The revisions include the claim that the country's Founding Fathers were guided by Christian principles. They also minimize Thomas Jefferson's contributions because he advocated for the separation of church and state, and require students to learn about the "unintended consequences" of affirmative action.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2010/05/16/state/n100005D86.DTL&tsp=1

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Merlot

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Sun May-16-10 02:01 PM
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1. It's SB1451

Yee's SB1451 is scheduled to be heard by the Senate Appropriations Committee on Monday.

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Sun May-16-10 03:46 PM
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5. BRAVO

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Kerrytravelers

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Sun May-16-10 02:01 PM
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2. Wonderful. I'd like to see other states do the same thing.

One state should not get to have more sway over content than any other.

That being said, in California, we do use the California editions. However, I can see lazy publishers sticking these so-called "standards" the Texas School Board proposed in books instead of the actual history.

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alp227

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Sun May-16-10 02:54 PM
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3. It's hard to take seriously US history standards that censor Thomas Jefferson.

Thumbs up to Senator Yee for standing up for public education! All Texas is doing is instilling fear of inconvenient facts that put into question its wishful thinking mentality.

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EFerrari

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Sun May-16-10 03:24 PM
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4. Leland Yee is one of the smartest, sweetest people in CA politics.

Edited on Sun May-16-10 03:25 PM by EFerrari

If he's working on this, that's a good sign.

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proud patriot

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Sun May-16-10 06:01 PM
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6. thank goodness

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