Lauri Lebo, of Kitzmiller fame, has written a tremendous article in The Washington Spectator that summarizes the current situation in Texas concerning public school science standards.
In the article, Lebo explains why all eyes will be on Texas in 2008:
The review will influence the writing of science textbooks, and publishers are watching the process closely. With almost $30 million in the budget for textbooks, Texas is second only to California in the bulk purchase of such books. It's also a single-adoption state, approving and buying books for all the state's school districts. Publishers edit and revise textbooks in response to the specific demands of members of the Texas State Board of Education. And what's adopted in Texas is adopted in many other states.
posted by Jeremy Mohn
