Many educators and education advocacy groups had opposed the bill, saying it limits honest conversations about race and racism in American society and will force teachers to equivocate on controversial or sensitive topics that will result in less educated students. Credit: Pu Ying Huang for The Texas Tribune
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Gov. Greg Abbott has signed the controversial bill that prescribes how Texas teachers can talk about current events and Americaâs history of racism in the classroom, according to Texas Legislature Online.
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Rep. James Talarico on sine die at the 87th Texas Legislature (Photo by John Anderson)
After a contentious legislative session, public education ended up with a mixed bag of stable funding and conservative micromanagement. Bills awaiting Gov.
Greg Abbott s signature will severely curtail the ways teachers can discuss social issues, limit the reach of sexuality education, and enshrine the ability of affluent parent-teacher associations to pay for extra staff, reversing
Austin ISD s recent equity-driven ban on the practice. A bill that would have guaranteed that districts could offer virtual learning this fall didn t make it out of the Senate on the last day, collateral damage from the Democratic walkout.
TULSA, Okla. Declaring “hell was unleashed” a century ago in Tulsa, Okla., Democratic President Joe Biden denounced ongoing racism in U.S. history, linking the white massacre of at least 300 Black people there 100 years ago to modern-day subjugation, pointedly including voting rights suppressi.
Two bills that will bring some financial relief to those with diabetes that use insulin are headed to the governor’s desk for a signature. If enacted, the bills would lower the cost of prescription insulin starting in September.