2026年10月7日 美国东部时间早上6:00 / 福克斯新闻
这位民主党联邦参议员候选人表示，公立教育系统不允许他“谈论社会情感学习”
作者：汉娜·布伦南、彼得·达布罗斯卡
首发福克斯新闻：得克萨斯州联邦参议员候选人詹姆斯·塔拉里科曾批评得州公立教育体系过于侧重学术教育，主张应更重视社会情感学习，同时宣称得州学校“并非为”“贫困学生”或“有色人种学生”而建。
“我被困在一个纯粹专注于学术、读写和算术的体系里，根本没有时间讨论社会情感学习，”塔拉里科在2020年与进步青年活动组织“得州崛起”的一场讨论中说道。
“在座各位都清楚，所有这些东西都比你是否背下了二次方程式重要得多，”他补充道。
“假温和派”塔拉里科在得州异军突起，挑战帕克斯顿以保住关键共和党参议院席位
得克萨斯州联邦参议员候选人詹姆斯·塔拉里科于2026年7月14日在得州拉雷多的美国海关与边境保护局世界贸易桥举行的“塔拉里科为得州：边境之旅”竞选新闻发布会上发言。（布兰登·贝尔/盖蒂图片社）
塔拉里奇发表上述言论时，正担任得克萨斯州众议院第52选区议员，此前他仅做过两年公立学校教师。他的教育从业经历成为其立法工作乃至如今参议院竞选的核心卖点。
在这段被曝光的讨论中，塔拉里科表示，他无法和学生开展“真正重要的对话”，而这些对话“本可以让他们过上充实的生活”。他称，自己反而被迫专注于教授学校规定的课程，而非“社会情感”课程。
他还在这场讨论中抨击得州公立教育体系“并非为”“贫困学生”和“有色人种学生”而建。
“我们的公立教育体系，尤其是在得州这里，并非为贫困学生而建，”塔拉里科说，“也并非为有色人种学生而建。”
曝光视频显示塔拉里科称因否认孩子性别认同而指责家长“虐待”
得克萨斯州联邦参议员候选人詹姆斯·塔拉里科曾批评得州公立教育体系过于侧重学术教育，主张应更重视社会情感学习。（谢尔比·陶伯/《华盛顿邮报》/盖蒂图片社）
塔拉里科称，这促使他在2019年提出了“全学生议程”——一系列共24项法案，推动多项改革，包括要求“科学准确”的性教育，以及鼓励恢复性司法项目。尽管塔拉里奇称该体系“并非为有色人种学生而建”，但这套法案并未专门涉及种族相关问题。
这位得州民主党人因在立法期间推动的进步教育改革屡屡遭到批评，尤其是他推动性教育、多元化、公平性与包容性（DEI）政策、警务改革和气候议题相关讨论。
2022年在得州众议院听证会上，塔拉里科将性教育描述为“或许是得州学生需要学习的最重要课题”。他还将针对学校不当材料的担忧相关法案称为“阴谋论驱动”和“荒谬言论”。
塔拉里科与曾为跨性别未成年人做手术的外科医生同台竞选：“披着羊皮的狼”
他在得州众议院推动一项法案，要求大多数得州学区聘请一名多元化、公平性与包容性官员，并要求在公立学校的每间教室“明确”教授DEI相关内容。
塔拉里科还因在担任得州众议院公共教育委员会委员期间从事教育咨询工作而受到审查。
福克斯新闻数字频道此前曾报道，在塔拉里奇担任委员会委员期间，他所在的一家公司从得州教育总署获得了数百万美元的合同。他的竞选团队否认存在不当行为，称这一指控是“谎言”。
在即将到来的中期选举中，塔拉里科将与共和党得克萨斯州联邦参议员候选人肯·帕克斯顿展开对决，这场选举被认为对两党争夺参议院控制权至关重要。
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Unearthed clip exposes stunning Talarico claim about ‘students of color’ in Texas public schools
October 7, 2026 6:00am EDT / Fox News
The Democratic Senate nominee said the public education system did not allow him to ‘talk about social-emotional learning’
By Hannah Brennan, Peter D’Abrosca
FIRST ON FOX: Texas Senate candidate James Talarico once criticized the Texas public school system for focusing too heavily on academics while arguing that social-emotional learning should receive greater attention and also declared that Texas schools were “not built” for “poor students” or “students of color.”
“I was trapped in a system that was focused purely on academics, reading, writing, arithmetic. And there wasn’t time to talk about social-emotional learning,” Talarico said in a 2020 discussion with Texas Rising — a progressive youth activist group.
“All the things that we all know on this call are more important than whether or not you memorize the quadratic equation,” he continued.
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Texas Senate candidate James Talarico speaks during a “Talarico for Texas: Frontera Tour” campaign news conference at the U.S. Customs and Border Protection – World Trade Bridge on July 14, 2026, in Laredo, Texas.(Brandon Bell/Getty Images)
Talarico made the comments while serving in the Texas House of Representatives, representing the 52nd District, after working as a public school teacher for just two years. His time working in education became a central point in his work in the legislature and now in his Senate campaign.
In the unearthed discussion, Talarico said that he felt like he wasn’t able to have “the really important conversations” with his students that “would allow them to live a fulfilling life.” He said that he was, instead, forced to focus on teaching the school curriculum rather than “social-emotional” lessons.
He also used the discussion to slam the Texas public school system as “not built” for “poor students” and “students of color.”
“Our public education system, particularly here in Texas, is not built for poor students,” Talarico said. “It’s not built for students of color.”
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Texas Senate candidate James Talarico once criticized the Texas public school system for focusing too heavily on academics while arguing that social-emotional learning should receive greater attention.(Shelby Tauber/The Washington Post/Getty Images)
Talarico claimed this motivated him to introduce his “Whole Student Agenda” in 2019 — a series of 24 bills which pushed for a variety of reforms including modifications for “scientifically accurate” sex education and encouraging restorative justice programs. Despite Talarico saying the system is “not built for students of color,” the package does not specifically address race-related issues.
The Texas Democrat has repeatedly been under fire for his progressive education work in the legislature, particularly his push for sexual education, DEI policies, law enforcement reforms and climate conversations.
Talarico described sex education as “maybe the most important topic” for Texas students to learn during a Texas House hearing in 2022. He also characterized bills addressing concerns about inappropriate school materials as “conspiracy theory-driven” and “kooky stuff.”
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He led a bill in the Texas House requiring most Texas school districts to hire a diversity, equity and inclusion officer, as well as for DEI to “explicitly” be taught in every classroom in the public school system.
Talarico has also faced scrutiny over his education consulting work while serving on the Texas House Public Education Committee.
Fox News Digital previously reported that a firm employing Talarico received millions of dollars in contracts from the Texas Education Agency while he served on the committee. His campaign denied wrongdoing, calling the allegation a “lie.”
Talarico will go head-to-head with GOP Texas Senate candidate Ken Paxton in the upcoming midterm elections, a race expected to be crucial in determining which party will take control of the Senate.
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Talarico’s campaign did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.
Hannah is a Production Assistant for the Politics team at Fox News Digital.
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