Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ experts speak out on Texas textbook decision
The State Board of Education approved Friday new curriculum standards for U.S. history and other social studies courses with a conservative tone, shaping the education of students for the next decade.
David Chard, dean of Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ's Annette Caldwell Simmons School of Education and Human Development, and Anthropology Professor Ron Wetherington, who served on a committee of experts that advised the board on science standards, were critical of the decision, adopted 9-5 in a vote along party lines.
Chard was interviewed by MSNBC and Wetherington was interviewed by KTVT News. See their interviews:
Dean David Chard on MSNBC
Professor Ron Wetherington on KTVT News