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Chapter 4: What Sleeping Rocks Dream Of

Teaching Texas by Acast Creative Studios

Oct 18, 202236:57History

Nowadays, standards known as TEKS dictate what every Texas student needs to learn. The State Board of Education is in charge of approving these standards. So, when a creationist dentist gained control of the board, those...

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