Politics and the History Curriculum

Part I. Rewriting History in Texas

1. Culture War Circus
Keith A. Erekson

2. “As Texas Goes, So Goes the Nation”
Gene B. Preuss

3. Hijacks and Hijinks on the US History Review Committee
Laura K. Muñoz, Julio Noboa

4. A Voice Crying in the Wilderness?
Jesús F. Teja

5. Negotiating for Quality
Stephen Cure

6. Moving the Liberal-Minority Coalition Up the Education Pipeline
Emilio Zamora

Part II. Analysis and Alternatives

7. Names, Numbers, and Narratives
Julio Noboa

8. Why Do We Think of America as a Christian Nation?
Richard T. Hughes

9. Neo-Confederate Ideology in the Texas History Standards
Edward H. Sebesta

10. A Missed Opportunity for World History in Texas
David C. Fisher

11. Standards before Standardization
Linda J. Black

12. A Perfect Storm in Austin and Beyond
Linda K. Salvucci

Keywords: Education, History of Education, Curriculum Studies, Social Sciences, general, History, general