We continue to march forward until tomorrow's final votes on textbook standards by the Texas State Board of Education. As mentioned yesterday, you can also follow the #SaveHistory and #SBOE hashtags on Twitter for the latest updates. Again I encourage readers to take action by tweeting the sample tweet below and helping Democratic SBOE candidates Judy Jennings and Rebecca Bell-Metereau by donating to their campaigns.
Today the Board defeated on a 10-5 party line vote an attempt to restore Henry Cisneros to history curriculum standards. A former San Antonio Mayor, former HUD Secretary, and later CEO of Univision, Cisneros is one of the leading Hispanic figures and leaders in America.
The Board also rejected attempts to return Dolores Huerta to the 3rd grade standards. A co-founder of the United Farm Workers and a Democrat, Huerta was removed based upon honorary affiliations with the Democratic Socialists of America, which is not a political party. Helen Keller, an actual socialist, remains in the 3rd grade standards.
Martha gives some context on Education Commissioner Robert Scott's comments on bloggers and activists "distorting" the efforts of the SBOE. And Elise Hu give us some video from the Texas Tribune including former Education Secretary Rod Paige's comments to let history speak for itself.
