SSBOE to Consider Tighter Rules to Monitor "Open Source" Textbook Issue
Texas Insider
Geraldine "Tincy" Miller
February 1, 2010
AUSTIN - Last week,
the State Board of Education (SBOE) met for
the first time in 2010. It was an exciting
meeting with a very packed agenda, and
consequently we were not able to complete
everything. For instance, the Board had
planned to consider a tighter set of rules
to help the Texas Education Agency monitor
the “Open Source” Textbook issue, but due to
the constraints on time, we elected to wait
until the next meeting to discuss it.
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Perry has his allies in "Race to the Top" debate
Amarillo Globe-News
January 24, 2010AUSTIN - When it comes
to public education issues, Anette Carlisle
does not always see eye to eye with Gov.
Rick Perry and other state leaders. But
Carlisle, president of the Amarillo
Independent School District Board of
Trustees, agrees that Perry was right to
decide Texas wouldn't compete for a federal
education grant that could have brought as
much as $700 million to cash-strapped school
districts in the state.
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Perry won't let Texas compete for federal school money
Houston Chronicle
January 13, 2009
Texas will not compete
for a potential $700 million in federal
grant funding for schools, Gov. Rick Perry
said Wednesday, because it could give
Washington too much say in deciding what the
state's students should learn.
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Texas Must Proceed Carefully with Open Source Materials and Curriculum
Texas Curriculum
January 11, 2010
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In 2010, Texas school districts will be faced with new open source textbook materials,also known as online content. The transition to digital content represents a dramaticstep forward for Texas classrooms. But the same oversight, review and regulation thatthe state has always used with print materials should apply to digital and online contentas well.
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"Open Source" Textbooks Are Reason for Grave Concern
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Texas Insider
Geraldine “Tincy” Miller, SBOE Dist. 12
December 18, 2009
The week before Thanksgiving, the State Board of Education (SBOE) met for its November meeting and a number of issues were covered that were of great importance. Many of these issues are nearing critical decision points which are scheduled for our upcoming January & March SBOE Meetings.
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State Considers Open-Source Rulemaking
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The State Board of Education (SBOE) has limited presence
HB 2488 gives the SBOE limited oversight. The same rules do not apply to open-source textbooks as they do with traditional instructional materials.
Texas is a state that strives to review
their curriculum standards and have the very
best instructional materials available in
the classroom. Why should open-source
textbooks be treated any differently?
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State Considers Rules for Technology Purposes
Diverts instructional materials funding to
purchase technology
HB
4294 allows state allocated textbook funds
to be used to purchase technological
equipment.
The
state textbook fund is designed to deliver
instructional content, both in print and
electronic formats. In many cases, content
is already delivered by publishers in both
print and electronic formats, which enables
school districts to make flexible and
informed choices on classroom
implementation.
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