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The Texas Wildlife Association believes it is the State Board of Education's job to ensure a curriculum that properly educates Texas children with regard to taking care of the resources of Texas, and the organization told Board members on Monday that it wants to help them to incorporate Texas' natural resources into the state's science curriculum.

TWA Vice President of Conservation Legacy Helen Holdsworth testified at the Jan. 21 public hearing that Texas students must be educated about the issues and problems we face every day and that Texas should be the student's learning laboratory.

"Based on our experiences working with kids in the classroom, educating them about Texas natural resources such as bobwhite quail, white-tailed deer or Texas rivers, we have come to believe that the use of Texas' natural resources in our science classes is critical to create a legacy of stewardship and make nature and science tangible for our youth," Holdsworth told the 15-member Board. "Our members want our schools to move from mediocrity toward excellence in natural resource knowledge and education."

Past TWA President and current TWA Foundation Trustee Steve Lewis said, "This is the most important thing we can do for the children of Texas to bridge the natural resource illiteracy gap."

Click here for a copy of the TWA testimony to the State Board of Education.

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