Austin Texas USA, May 19 2010: The Texas State Board of Education garnered national headlines with its debate over revisions proposed for the history, social studies and government curriculum taught in Texas public schools. A conservative majority of the 15-member elected board pushed through controversial changes that among other things glossed over the role of Thomas Jefferson and the Enlightenment in American history. Education Commissioner Robert Scott talks with a reporter in the hearing room. ©Bob Daemmrich

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