RESOLUTION SUPPORTING TRADITIONAL AMERICAN SOCIAL STUDIES STANDARDS IN TEXAS

WHEREAS, The State Board of Education is charged by the Texas Education Code with development and adoption of primary and secondary public education curriculum standards, referred to as Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS);

WHEREAS, The State Board of Education is in the process of revising the social studies TEKS, and many of the proposed revisions under consideration eliminate important components of an accurate representation of our unique American history and culture, including references to Christmas, the Liberty Bell, Nathan Hale, American citizenship and the free market system, in favor of subjects reflective of politically correct views; therefore

RESOLVED, The Republican Party of Texas opposes efforts to remake the social studies TEKS in a politically correct mold and strongly supports adoption of revised social studies TEKS that retain an emphasis on our unique American history and culture of Judeo-Christian faith, ordered individual liberty and free market economics.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a copy of this resolution be delivered to each Republican member of the State Board of Education and Republican state senators and house members.

Adopted by the Republican Party of Texas this 26th day of September, 2009.
Submitted by Brian Russell, SD14