HB 100

"🔴 Texas just passed HB 100 — and it quietly strips your local school board of the power to choose what your kids learn

On the surface, HB 100 says it’s about making sure instructional materials in public schools meet Texas standards. That sounds responsible. Most parents would agree that classroom content should be aligned with curriculum goals.

But here’s what the bill actually does:

📕 If a textbook, digital lesson, or open educational resource ends up on the State Board of Education’s (SBOE) rejected list—your district can’t use it.
Not with state money.
Not with local money.
Not for electives.
Not even if your teachers and parents approve it.

There’s no appeals process. No override option. No check on the SBOE’s discretion. One decision from one board now binds every district in the state.

And here’s what they didn’t put in the headlines:

🧱 This bill isn’t just about buying materials. It bans using them. Even if they were created for free by nonprofit educators. Even if they’re federally funded. Even if they help kids in rural or underperforming schools.

Who gains from that?
✅ Large textbook publishers that already have SBOE-friendly materials.
✅ Political groups like Texas Values and Texas Eagle Forum that want tighter control over what’s taught in public classrooms.
✅ Fieldstead & Co., a funder of Christian education policy efforts that registered in support.

And who loses?
❌ Local school boards trying to meet the needs of their own students.
❌ Teachers who rely on OER to supplement outdated textbooks.
❌ Parents who want a say in their district’s materials but now have to fight a state-level board to be heard.

There’s no carveout for special ed programs. No protection for dual-language or multicultural content. No allowance for districts to innovate or adapt.

This isn’t academic rigor—it’s control by exclusion.

What’s the bigger play? HB 100 creates a statewide gatekeeping model. If it works here, expect similar frameworks to show up in:
➡️ Library material restrictions
➡️ Digital learning content
➡️ Teacher training programs
➡️ Supplemental health or history curriculum

📬 Bottom line: HB 100 lets one board decide what’s “acceptable,” then blocks everyone else from making their own call. It forces every district in Texas to comply with a centralized list—no matter their needs, values, or voters.

If you believe local schools should answer to their communities—not political appointees in Austin—this bill should matter to you.

🔴 #HB100 #TexasPolicy #StayInformed #WatchTheDetails"