“Everyone’s heard the advertisement that claims, ‘what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas.’ While that’s questionable, one thing that is not questionable is that what happens in the Texas education battle will not just stay in Texas. What your kids learn about historical figures like Thomas Edison and Albert Einstein most likely depends on what happens in Texas in the next two days. Texas is in the process of adopting its social studies standards, which only happens every ten years. The standards cover U.S. Government, American History, World History and more, and they affect how students in grades K–12 see America, its founding principles, and its heroes for the next decade. … [W]hat happens in Texas will impact the nation.” (03/11/10)