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Backstory: How The Texas Textbook Revision Came To Be

In Texas, Thomas Jefferson is set to be removed from the textbook standards explaining how Enlightenment thinkers have influenced revolutions since 1750. Replacing him will be the French theologian John Calvin. After a long and emotionally-charged debate, the Texas Board of Education -- dominated by a group of conservatives -- voted last week to make this and a host of other changes to the state curriculum, a move that has wide-ranging implications for students across the country. How did this happen? A Conservative Clique On The Board The Board of Education consists of 15 elected officeholders.

 

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