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Texas Republicans Passed a Bill Creating Prayer Time at School. 99% of Districts Rejected It. (www.friendlyatheist.com)

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[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 24 points 5 days ago (1 children)

allowed public school districts to set aside non-instructional time

I mean, this right here seems to be the root of the problem. Schools that are pegged to standardized testing performance metrics have zero incentive to squander student time in non-test prep activities.

This isn't just a problem with this dipshit's "school prayer" bill. It cuts into the entire curriculum. Everything from independent study to sports to artistic expression to club activities are sacrificed on the alter of test-taking efficiency.

Get under the hood of most of these districts and you'll find them boiling over with Christian Nationalists. But because the economic structure of the schools rewards high state mandated test scores and penalizes anything that might increase tardiness, there's a huge counterweight to this policy already in place by these same Christian conservatives.

Much like the gerrymandering, the Republican strategy backfired

Insane to think gerrymandering backfired in Texas. The state has run out of room to draw safe districts. They are not in any way suffering from a district schema that squeezes a 65/35 state legislative majority out of a 53/47 partisan split.

We're just at the limit of how much juice you can get squeezing this lemon.

[–] dejected_warp_core@lemmy.world 9 points 5 days ago

I'm going to squint really hard, tilt my head, and say this resembles "good news." If just barely. Thank you, and cheers.