McKinley provides the facts on the ground, with plenty of background, without losing objectivity. For such a divisive story, it's impressive to me that McKinley did such a good job of letting the facts speak for themselves.

Excellent, objective story about an extremely emotionally charge issue. There is sweeping across the land an emotional tidal wave of carefully scripted, carefully managed, religiously motivated, anti-science, anti-intellectual insurrection of propaganda intended to rewrite and obscure scientific knowledge and historical facts in favor of the right-wing fringe mantra.

The story includes the points of view of many of the members on the school board. The story could actually be a smaller part of a larger discussion about ideology and pedagogy. The story is a profound comment on the power of a small group to influence the way information is disseminated, with possible reverberations into future generations. Perhaps the most striking fact is that, because one of the board members disagrees with the notion of separation of church and state, Thomas Jefferson was cut from a list of figures whose writings influenced the concept of liberty and democracy.

I appreciate it that Mr. McKinley and the Times followed up on this important story.

This sheds a light on one of the biggest battles in the US cultural arena.

The story notes the extreme right wing nut wing of the right wing successfully taking over the board of education and rewriting civics and history from a position of ignorance and power.

This piece presents an objective and concise account of the seemingly endless struggle, this time taking place in Texas, to determine whose biases get passed to future generations in the guise of objective education. The quotes from the members of the school board speak for themselves.

A very clear picture of what is happening in Texas, chilling in its lack of commentary. Makes the hair stand up on the back of your neck.

The Times gives many examples of the changes proposed, with explanation.

This is great journalism, however I don't recommend it for any thinking person because it terrifies me & turns my stomach. It is very frightening to see that there are so many people in such positions who refuse to accept reality & who insist, against overwhelming evidence to the contrary, that mythology & cult beliefs should be foisted on young people in public schools.