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Dana Milbank: Texas creates the perfect curriculum for the Trump age

Washington - I tip my 10-gallon hat to the Texas school board, which just voted to “streamline” the public-school curriculum in a way that will surely Make America Great Again.

The board, on which Republicans have a two-thirds majority, agreed with recommendations that it is "not necessary" for students to learn about Hillary Clinton, Helen Keller or the father of modern conservatism, Barry Goldwater, the Dallas Morning News reported.

Eleanor Roosevelt and Betty Friedan were also deemed "not necessary" by a working group, which undertook an intriguing ranking of historical figures: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson and Abraham Lincoln fell short of perfect scores, but "local members of the Texas legislature" scored a perfect 20 of 20, as did "military and first responders.