Conservative Bloc Prevails In Latest TX Textbooks Standards Vote | Talking Points Memo

Another vote, another win for the conservative majority on Texas’ State Board of Education.

The 11-4 [vote](http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/news/2010/03/texas_ed_board_adopts_social_studies_standards_1.php) today on the latest draft of Texas’ high school history standards comes as the story has blown up, attracting intense media coverage from national outlets including the New York Times and Fox News, which reported live from Austin all week.“In all honesty, it was a debacle for public education,” says Dan Quinn of the Texas Freedom Network, a liberal watchdog that tracks the board.


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