House Bill 710 . this Saturday (5/2/09) Get the freepers off the school board!

[Why Syzygy]

ACTION ALERT: Tell Your State House Member to Support House Bill 710 this Saturday

On Saturday the Texas House of Representatives will consider a major bill that would help rein in the extremists who control the State Board of Education. House Bill 710 would put the state board under periodic review by the Sunset Advisory Commission. It would help ensure that the state board focuses on public school curriculum standards and textbooks that promote sound education, not personal and political agendas. Passage of House Bill 710 would be a major step forward in keeping politics out of our kids’ public school classrooms.

Tell your representative:

* I support House Bill 710 and want a State Board of Education that puts the education of Texas children ahead of personal and political agendas.

* House Bill 710 would simply put the state board under periodic review by the Sunset Advisory Commission, just like other Texas agencies.

* “Sunset review” helps ensure that government agencies, like the state board, are doing the jobs they’re supposed to do.

http://tfnblog.wordpress.com/2009/04/30/sboe-sunset-bill-on-the-move/

[sonias]

1. K&R for sanity

The House is meeting every Saturday this month except Mother's Day weekend, so you can contact your House Representatives offices this weekend.

Texas House members contact info:
House members


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Sonia

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2. Thanks for the info

I will be contacting mine!