The Texas State Board of Education backtracked on a vote to remove former failed 2016 Democratic presidential nominee from classroom studies as part of an effort to “streamline” the curriculum.
The former secretary of state was voted out in September, but Clinton can now add former banned political figure to her list of titles — well, the final vote is scheduled for Friday, according to The Washington Times.
Texas Board of Education votes to restore Hillary Clinton to history curriculum https://t.co/lQ71nBT8Zo pic.twitter.com/n3AyiyC9A3
— The Washington Times (@WashTimes) November 14, 2018
In a rare display of bipartisanship, outnumbered Democrats pushing to restore their party’s standard-bearer to the pages of history are finding support from Republicans who agree with them, the newspaper noted.
The motivation behind the original decision was that students in Texas are required to learn about so many historical figures that they were memorizing dates instead of learning about the individuals.
God bless Texas! State board of education agrees to remove Hillary Clinton from history curriculum https://t.co/g9zHepgskC pic.twitter.com/nvhKmtaE4R
— Conservative News (@BIZPACReview) September 16, 2018
Figures were ranked using questions such as, “Did the person trigger a watershed change”; “Was the person from an underrepresented group”; and “Will their impact stand the test of time?”
Hills scored a meager 5 out of a possible 20 points, with the group estimating that removing her would save teachers 30 minutes of instructional time.
Thirty minutes that will now have to be scheduled back in.
As for the reaction, social media users were brutal in assessing how Clinton might be referenced in the curriculum.
Here’s a sampling of responses from Twitter that are sure to get your attention.
Is she described as the most overrated person on the planet?
— KatLadyNE (@KatLadyNE) November 14, 2018
Yes, in the chapter “Great Disasters of the 21st Century.”
— Michael Weiser (@PastorMikeGHM) November 14, 2018
Chapter 1: how not to run a successful campaign
— ?be_ sane? (@sbsane) November 14, 2018
Should that be “Herstory”?
??
— @RegularEd (@RegularEd) November 14, 2018
Historic losers deserve recognition too ?♂️
— DG (@7pints) November 14, 2018
Hillary’s short and sweet bio in the history text book should be, ‘Not locked up, but should have been.’
— Justhere Sayin (@reporting101) November 14, 2018
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