tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498525082522582900.post6145531414916177144..comments2024-03-22T16:02:08.213-05:00Comments on The Wheel: Worrying About Our SBOEMark Stegerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02376182294736839659noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498525082522582900.post-6026342677955887112014-11-19T09:37:58.187-06:002014-11-19T09:37:58.187-06:00And now, McGraw-Hill does the right thing, too.And now, McGraw-Hill <a href="http://tfninsider.org/2014/11/17/advocates-applaud-publishers-for-removing-climate-change-denialism-from-texas-textbooks-putting-education-ahead-of-politics/" rel="nofollow">does the right thing</a>, too.Mark Stegerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02376182294736839659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498525082522582900.post-91652211322400749412014-11-14T15:41:33.251-06:002014-11-14T15:41:33.251-06:00Pearson does the right thing. McGraw-Hill still pa...Pearson does the right thing. McGraw-Hill still panders to anti-science conservatives. Which will Texas SBOE choose? <a href="http://grist.org/climate-energy/phew-texas-textbook-publisher-ditches-climate-denial/" rel="nofollow">Grist</a> has the story.Mark Stegerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02376182294736839659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498525082522582900.post-86871536579645034112014-11-13T10:18:49.362-06:002014-11-13T10:18:49.362-06:00Tincy Miller won re-election to the SBOE. This is ...Tincy Miller won re-election to the SBOE. This is what having her on the SBOE gives us. <a href="http://blogs.dallasobserver.com/unfairpark/2014/11/after_first_round_of_corrections_new_texas_textbooks_still_deny_climate_change.php" rel="nofollow">"After First Round of Corrections, New Texas Textbooks Still Deny Climate Change"</a>:<br /><br />"Students in school today will graduate into a world shaped by climate change, and they deserve textbooks that tell students what scientists have known for decades: Humans are causing climate change," Josh Rosenau, policy director of the NCSE said.<br /><br />"It's time for publishers to focus on the needs of students in every state, not the political squabbles of the Texas board of education."Mark Stegerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02376182294736839659noreply@blogger.com