The Texas social studies textbook adoption process has turned into a political fight, just as many predicted it would. That’s a shame. This past week, a reporter for a local San Antonio news site interviewed us about the politics behind education. However, when her stories came out, it was party-line politics once again. Included in […]
Between May 2014, and September 2014, Verity Educate analyzed 26 individual pieces of educational material used in Newton public high school curricula related to the Middle East. Parents and community members asked Verity Educate to assess the material for factual accuracy in response to a multi-year controversy. The 26 pieces include handouts, assignments, readings, and one […]
Why is the above image wrong? Let us count the ways. 1. The quote does not come from the Council on American Islamic Relation (CAIR). It does not even come from a press release. It comes from a fatwa issued by the Fiqh Council of North America at a press conference convened by CAIR. The press release, dated a […]
What do you do when editors place an unfortunately worded headline above an opinion piece you wrote? We have been struggling with that issue since last night. An opinion piece of ours was published today in the Washington Times about the need for people to witness atrocities—particularly the atrocities being perpetrated right now in Iraq—because we cannot […]
“Islamist insurgents have issued an ultimatum to northern Iraq’s dwindling Christian population to either convert to Islam, pay a religious levy or face death, according to a statement issued by the Islamic State (Isis) and distributed in the militant-controlled city of Mosul.” (“Convert, pay tax, or die, Islamic State warns Christians,” The Guardian, July 18, 2014) This forced […]
The school year is slowly winding down, but the controversy over public school educational materials is just heating up, potentially to an unprecedented level. While headlines grab our attention every few weeks with stories of biased textbooks and handouts, an opportunity is coming to examine the content of textbooks before they reach the desks of millions of […]
In just six months, the state of Texas will adopt new social studies textbooks and educational materials for its five million students. Approximately 50 new textbooks and 100 workbooks, CDs, and other educational materials will be put before the Texas State Board of Education (SBOE) for approval in November. The committee’s determinations are not only […]
The recent impotence of America’s leaders on the world stage has left many wondering where the strength, power, and resolve that used to characterize our nation’s foreign policy have gone. Some have located this in the administration’s preoccupation with domestic policy, while others view it as a concerted effort to roll back American influence. Politics […]