What year did the controversial firing of the Director of Science in the curriculum division of the Texas Education Agency occur?
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Lizzette Reynolds Lizzette Gonzalez Reynolds (born c. 1965) is Statewide Policy and Programs Deputy Commissioner, Education Agency, State of Texas. She came to public attention in November 2007 over the controversial firing of Christine Comer.
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Christine Comer Christina Castillo Comer is the former Director of Science in the curriculum division of the Texas Education Agency (TEA). Comer spent nine years as the Director of Science until she resigned on November 7, 2007. Comer's resignation has sparked controversy about agency politics and the debate to teach evolution in public schools versus creationism or intelligent design.
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Shelbyville Independent School District Shelbyville Independent School District is a public school district based in the community of Shelbyville, Texas (USA). The district is located in southeastern Shelby County and includes part of Huxley. A small portion of northwestern Sabine County is served by the district. In 2009, the school district was rated "academically acceptable" by the Texas Education Agency.
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Johnson City Independent School District Johnson City Independent School District is a public school district based in Johnson City, Texas (USA).
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Steven Schafersman Steven Dale Schafersman (born November 4, 1948) is an American geologist and current president of Texas Citizens for Science, an advocacy group that opposes teaching creationism as science in the public schools. He is also known for his blog BadGeology.com.
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Burkburnett Independent School District Burkburnett Independent School District is a public school district based in Burkburnett, Texas (USA).
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Jim Humphreys James O'Neill Humphreys, Sr. (February 28, 1921 – June 9, 2007), usually known as Jim Humphreys, was a prominent Texas rancher and the former board chairman of the National Ranching Heritage Center, an entity of Texas Tech University in Lubbock. For some two decades, he was the manager of the large Pitchfork Ranch, with headquarters near Guthrie, the seat of King County, located east of Lubbock on the Texas South Plains. According to author Lawrence Clayton in "Historic Ranches of Texas", Humphreys "came to be considered one of the major figures in Texas agriculture before his retirement from active management in 1986."
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Texas City High School Texas City High School (TCHS) is a public high school in Texas City, Texas in Greater Houston. It is one of two high schools in the Texas City Independent School District (TCISD).
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Trinidad Independent School District Trinidad Independent School district is a public school district based in Trinidad, Texas (USA).
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Liberal Arts and Science Academy Liberal Arts and Science Academy (LASA) is a selective public magnet high school for liberal arts, science and mathematics in Austin, Texas.
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Public Citizen Texas Public Citizen Texas is the Texas branch of Public Citizen, a nonpartisan, ideologically progressive, nonprofit, public interest advocacy organization. Public Citizen Texas is based in Austin, Texas. Since its founding in 1984, it has concerned itself with ideologically progressive issues such as: environmental enforcement policies, global warming, promoting renewable/clean energy, product safety, nuclear safety, medical safety, auto safety/quality, pesticide safety, insurance reforms, campaign finance/ethics issues, improving state government agency operations and fair trade policies. In recent years the organization has been primarily concerned with global warming and energy policy in Texas. Public Citizen Texas opposes expanding coal burning and nuclear power plants in Texas.
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University of North Texas System The University of North Texas System is a public university system, headquartered in Downtown Dallas, in the former Titche-Goettinger Building. It is the administrative overseer of three otherwise autonomous Texas institutions of higher learning: (i) the University of North Texas, a comprehensive research institution based in Denton, (ii) the University of North Texas Health Science Center in Fort Worth, and (iii) the University of North Texas at Dallas in South- and Downtown Dallas.
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Ann Richards School for Young Women Leaders The Ann Richards School for Young Women Leaders is an all-girls public school for intellectually gifted students in grades 6–12 located in Austin, Texas. The school is named for former Texas governor Ann Richards and is part of the Austin Independent School District. In 2015 it was named the 19th most challenging high school in the nation by "The Washington Post".
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Vidal M. Treviño Vidal Manuel Treviño (June 10, 1929 – December 30, 2006) was a longtime educator and a Democratic political powerhouse in Laredo, Texas, who served as the Laredo Independent School District (LISD) superintendent between 1973 and 1995. He also served a term in the Texas House of Representatives from then District 80 from 1961-1963.
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Center Independent School District Center Independent School District is a public school district based in Center, Texas (USA).
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Reedy High School Rick Reedy High School is a public high school located in the city of Frisco, Texas (USA). It is part of the Frisco Independent School District. It is one of nine high schools in the district, and is named after Rick Reedy, who served as the district's superintendent for 16 years. This school was built to relieve the Frisco and Wakeland High Schools.
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Roby High School Roby High School is a public high school located in the city of Roby, Texas, USA and classified as a 2A school by the UIL. It is a part of the Roby Consolidated Independent School District, a consolidation of McCauley and Roby in 1990 that is located in central Fisher County. In 2015, the school was rated "Met Standard" by the Texas Education Agency.
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W. Arthur Porter W. Arthur "Skip" Porter, Ph.D., (1941) is an American educator and businessman from Texas. He is previously served as the Oklahoma Secretary of Science and Technology under Governor of Oklahoma Frank Keating, having serving in that position from 1999 to 2003.
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Jefferson Independent School District Jefferson Independent School District is a public school district based in Jefferson, Texas.
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National Center for Science Education The National Center for Science Education (NCSE) is a not-for-profit membership organization in the United States whose stated mission is to educate the press and the public on the scientific and educational aspects of controversies surrounding the teaching of evolution and climate change, and to provide information and resources to schools, parents, and other citizens working to keep those topics in public school science education. Based in Oakland, California, it claims 4,500 members that include scientists, teachers, clergy, and citizens of varied religious and political affiliations. The Center opposes the teaching of religious views in science classes in America's public schools through initiatives such as Project Steve, and has been called the United States' "leading anti-creationist organization". The Center is affiliated with the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
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Sherman Independent School District Sherman Independent School District is a public school district based in Sherman, Texas (USA).
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Construction Careers Academy Construction Careers Academy is a magnet school in the Northside Independent School District of San Antonio, Texas, United States. Founded in 2009, the school is a "school within a school" sharing the campus of Earl Warren High School with an academic focus on construction related skills.