A few weeks after the Fourth of July, there were plenty of fireworks at the Texas State Board of Education meeting. I was on vacation, but my sources have filled me in on the excitement, which culminated with several members storming out near the end of the day in frustration and anger. But the most peculiar development was the request for publishers to re-evaluate their bids and reduce their prices because there isn't enough money to fully fund the Reading/Literature adoption.
