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Dave Mundy is a veteran of more than 20 years of newspaper journalism and is the former editor of the Katy Times and Orange Leader newspapers in Texas. His work exploring the roots of modern "education reform" with the Times in 1998 won a National Newspaper Association award for Best Coverage of Education, and he authored a book on the politics surrounding the Texas education code rewrite, DUH! Texas: A Case Study in Educational Takeover. He also served six years in the US Marines as a combat correspondent, and is now a freelance writer and photographer living in Texas City, Texas.

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'Enemies of Education,' and those who love us

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In the event you haven’t been warned about me yet, I’ll be up-front about it: I’m an Enemy of Education. Ominous term,...
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Texas students lose on politicization of history

History, it is said, is written by the victor. The only problem Texas has is it ain’t got a clear-cut one of...
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Can't happen, huh? Say hello to FedEd

It has actually taken far longer than expected, but it’s finally here. In a week Texas schoolchildren and parents won one small victory (on...
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Fourth Estate has chosen its side in this Civil War

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The news media ignores the 2009 event, and lionizes the 1963 rally. There can no longer be any doubt that the New York Times, Associated Press and the...
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We can't fix Washington at the ballot box

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You know, until a few months ago I still held out the faint hope that the 2008 elections were merely the result of...
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An Education Primer for Parents, Part II: What's in those textbooks, anyway?

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The controversy over President Barack Obama’s planned speech to school children scheduled today points out the biggest shortcoming of our public...
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We newspaper columnists in Texas are smart

You’ll have to forgive us newsies if we come across as a little snobby when we write. After all, we’re...
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Why is the Left making such an effort to discredit Texas Nationalists?

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You're welcome to your opinion -- but don't lie about Texas Nationalists

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There have been a number of pieces posted here at the Examiner in the last few days concerning an event I attended in person Aug. 29 -- the Texas:...
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Perry needs to veto electronic-textbooks bill

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"Every child in America who enters school at the age of five is mentally ill, because he comes to school with...
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