Dunbar is the creationist, anti-education kook that Governor Perry of Texas is considering putting in charge of the state board of education. Slacktivist explains the problem with this — putting someone who wants to destroy the public education system in charge of the public education system is like making an arsonist the fire chief.
And actually, it's not as much a criticism of Dunbar — she's an out lunatic — but of the system in general, that a leading politician would think this kind of appointment is at all appropriate.
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