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Mr. McLeroy certainly took a leadership position in amending the curriculum to suit the far right's political agenda, but the real problem is that there are no standards to establish what an "expert" is for review of the standards, the board members refuse to take the time needed to consult with teachers and experts who know more than them about any given subject and there are many board members who want the controversy. Mr. McLeroy even said he welcomed this controversy in his confirmation hearing before the Texas Senate. I think we could go a long way in eliminating this problem if 1) the SBOE elections were non-partisan, 2) the Texas legislature put rules in place that put the influence of experts and teachers ahead of partisan politics, and 3) more Texans knew about the importance of the SBOE and learned about these candidates. Things will, hopefully be better for the next two years, as a result of two election cycles where many far right members of the board lost their seats, but our kids' education can't be subject to the whims of partisan politics.

Both were very controversial. But science was focused on only one aspect, evolution. The attacks on social studies standards came from every direction, from separation of church and state, to civil rights history, to hip hop. There were only a few very troubling amendments to the science standards, but hundreds of amendments to the social studies standards were adopted.

What happened to the Hip Hop amendment?