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Teaching Texas
In 1961, Norma and Mel Gabler were a quiet couple living in Longview, Texas. One day, they noticed some factual errors in one of their sons’ textbooks. What began as a small complaint morphe...
Teaching Texas Podcast Guide
Listen to Teaching Texas, a History podcast by Acast Creative Studios. Stream 18 episodes in English, follow new audio stories, and play episodes online on Radio and Podcast.
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Live from Texas Tribune Fest!
Since Teaching Texas wrapped last fall, the state has been embroiled in a debate over school vouchers, climate change education and district...
Chapter 8: How We See Ourselves
Each year, Texas public school students learn the story of their state’s origin: the battle for the Alamo. The story has become a rallying c...
Chapter 7: Collision Course
This fall, for the first time in 12 years, the Texas State Board of Education was due to review the Social Studies TEKS. In doing so, they a...
Chapter 6: Who Draws the Line?
Library books aren’t required reading like textbooks are, but they can play a big role in a child’s education. As activists and politicians...
Chapter 5: The Latest Bogeyman
Critical race theory. It’s the latest rallying cry for people attempting to disrupt trust in public education. What do we lose when parents...
Chapter 4: What Sleeping Rocks Dream Of
Nowadays, standards known as TEKS dictate what every Texas student needs to learn. The State Board of Education is in charge of approving th...
Chapter 3: The Pilgrimage to Longview
When the Gablers’ protégé, Neal Frey, gained control of Educational Research Analysts…he took a different approach. Grace journeys to Longvi...
Chapter 2: The More Sex You Teach...
By the 80s, Norma and Mel had gained real traction in the textbook industry. And with their newfound power, they start dictating what goes i...
Chapter 1: Under God
On the outskirts of Hawkins, Texas, a couple found a problem in one of their kids’ school books. They didn’t have a background in education,...
Introducing: Teaching Texas
Introducing Teaching Texas, a new audio documentary from Wonder Media Network that uncovers the surprising history behind America’s latest c...
Winning Wisconsin: Forward
In our series finale, Grace examines what happened on election night and where Wisconsin goes from here. Read Dan Kaufman's article in The N...
Winning Wisconsin: Closing Arguments
To win Wisconsin, campaigns can't solely rely on turning out their base of supporters, they need to persuade voters. Read FiveThirtyEight's...
Winning Wisconsin: Milwaukee's Fight
The city blamed for Hillary's defeat is home to some of the starkest racial disparities in the country. Four years later, the citizens of Mi...
Winning Wisconsin: America's Dairyland
Four years after overwhelmingly supporting President Trump, Wisconsin's dairy farmers are struggling to stay afloat. Read Dan Kaufman's arti...
Winning Wisconsin: Divide and Conquer
How Governor Scott Walker's attack on labor transformed Wisconsin into ground zero for divisive politics. Read The Fall of Wisconsin: The Co...
Winning Wisconsin: The Tipping-Point
Winning Wisconsin is a Wonder Media Network production. It's created by Grace Lynch, and produced by Grace Lynch and Maddy Foley. Jenny Kapl...
Introducing: Winning Wisconsin
Winning Wisconsin is a Wonder Media Network production. It is created by Grace Lynch and produced by Grace Lynch and Maddy Foley. Jenny Kapl...
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Teaching Texas is listed as a History show. The show language is listed as English.
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This page lists 18 episodes for Teaching Texas.