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Describes the crusade of Christian conservatives to shape public education in Texas and how it impacted the direction and comprehensiveness of education received by students. Shows that although most of the attacks on the system failed, they delayed the development of new programs, altered existing ones, provoked the educational establishment to over-react, and confused the public about alleged weaknesses in the system. Double spaced. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
Secular Darkness: Religious Right Involvement in Texas Public Education, 1963-1989 FROM THE CRITICS
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Describes the crusade of Christian conservatives to shape public education in Texas and how it impacted the direction and comprehensiveness of education received by students. Shows that although most of the attacks on the system failed, they delayed the development of new programs, altered existing ones, provoked the educational establishment to over-react, and confused the public about alleged weaknesses in the system. Double spaced. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)