tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23323970598994196552012-02-16T16:32:00.514-07:00From Historians to the Texas State Board of Educationsensiblehistoryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04228954971497613408noreply@blogger.comBlogger21100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2332397059899419655.post-44131693963209395192010-05-10T08:00:00.002-06:002010-05-29T05:33:07.819-06:00For nearly a year and a half, the Texas State Board of Education (SBOE) has overseen a process of revising the state’s social studies standards—the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS). On April 15, 2010, the board released its <a href="http://www.tea.state.tx.us/index2.aspx?id=3643">final draft of the TEKS</a>.<br /><br />We here invite sensible, thoughtful, expert commentary. Please write clearly and persuasively for a wide public audience, use standard English, and sign your full name. We reserve the right to remove comments that are unnecessarily partisan, snarky, or jargon-laden.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2332397059899419655-4413169396320939519?l=sensiblehistory.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>sensiblehistoryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04228954971497613408noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2332397059899419655.post-91017715762974323112010-04-15T08:00:00.001-06:002010-05-29T05:33:31.485-06:00Because this issue is both important and complex, it is essential to move beyond the errors, rants, and knee-jerk reactions that have already circulated widely.<br /><br />We here invite sensible, thoughtful, expert commentary. Please write clearly and persuasively for a wide public audience, use standard English, and sign your full name. We reserve the right to remove comments that are unnecessarily partisan, snarky, or jargon-laden.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2332397059899419655-9101771576297432311?l=sensiblehistory.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>sensiblehistoryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04228954971497613408noreply@blogger.com10