State Board of Education, District 7District race (Texas) · 2 candidates
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Julie Pickren
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Tiffany Perkinz
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The right to learn. The right to teach. Without fear.
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Academic freedom protects students’ right to learn and teachers’ right to teach without political interference. When politics enters the classroom, learning suffers.
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Academic freedom is the foundation of strong public education. It allows students to think critically, ask questions, and engage honestly with the world. It allows teachers to do the jobs they were trained to do: teach rigorous, state-approved curriculum with professionalism and integrity.
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Right now, that freedom is under attack in Texas.
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Classrooms are being turned into political battlegrounds. Teachers are being surveilled, second-guessed, and punished for teaching approved standards. Students are being denied access to literature, history, and science because adults are afraid of ideas.