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The State Board of Education spent this week hashing out what an overhaul of social studies would look like. The new curriculum will downplay world cultures and focus on Texas and the United States.
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In a press release, those SBOE members stated they are "deeply concerned by a recent revelation" by a content advisor leading the 2025 Social Studies TEKS review.
News United States » Texas » Social: Portrayals of Islam and people of color dominate discussion in Texas’ social studies rewrite
The State Board of Education approved an early draft of social studies changes, setting up a vote in June that will determine how students learn history over the next decade.
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The Texas Public Policy Foundation awarded the grant to Schreiner University’s Texas Center, which is led by a historian guiding the state in its social studies revision.
News United States » Texas » Social: Texas State Board of Education considers mandatory reading lists, social studies curriculum
The SBOE is expected to do a first reading, hear testimony on and discuss the new social studies standards on Tuesday.
News United States » Texas » Social: Students, educators share concerns about sweeping rewrite of Texas social studies curriculum
Critics of Texas’ new social studies plan have pushed to include a more diverse set of perspectives to ensure all students feel represented in the curriculum, while those who support the proposal said ...
News United States » Texas » Social: Revised Texas social studies curriculum shields students from complexity
A strong social studies curriculum invites students into the complex process of understanding the world.
News United States » Texas » Social: Texas’ social studies shakeup creates divide over whose histories to teach, and how
Roughly 17 hours into a four-day marathon of meetings, the State Board of Education turned to a discussion of broad historical topics, prompting several board members to present an itemized wish list ...
News United States » Texas » Social: Texas’ social studies shakeup creates divide over whose histories to teach, and how
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