What's up with Texas?

As an educator, I just couldn't let this one pass by. The Texas Board of Education is attempting to send its schools back into the Dark Ages, or at least the 1950s, with its recent vote on a drastically overhauled social studies curriculum. One enlightened change? Removing Thomas Jefferson from the list of figures who influenced revolution. Ummm....ok. Guess he had nothing to do with that whole American Revolution thing. Conservatives on the board said they don't like his whole "separation of church and state" philosophy, so decided to just get rid of the man.

Just how messed up is this, and what impact does this have on the rest of the country? Glad you asked. Read here.