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Texas Board of Education approves new social studies curriculum for elementary and middle schoolers
13+ hour, 37+ min ago (160+ words) KSAT Texas Board of Education approves new social studies curriculum for elementary and middle schoolers Texas will minimize racial, geographic and cultural diversity in social studies lessons after the State Board of Education approved a rewrite of K-8 social studies curriculum....
Texas Has a New Way to Teach History: In Chronological Order
16+ hour, 12+ min ago (885+ words) In most states, students in elementary and middle school learn about history in much the same way. Local and state history is often taught in fourth grade, for example. U. S. history is common in fifth grade. Some world history and geography,…...
Republican Officials Celebrate Passage of Revised K-8 Social Studies Standards
21+ hour, 45+ min ago (151+ words) The Texan Left to right: State Board of Education (SBOE) Member Brandon Hall, state Rep. Carrie Isaac, SBOE Member Julie Pickren, state Rep. Alan Schoolcraft, and Center for Security Policy founder Frank Gaffney. The State Board of Education (SBOE) approved…...
Breaking! TX Education Board Passes Social Studies Standards for Students in Grades K-8, Som. ..
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (175+ words) Mary Elizabeth Castle, Director of Government Relations said: Other good amendments included students learning about Moses" influence on our common laws and inspiration for historical events like the abolition of slavery. In earlier years and during the week, attempts were…...
Local leaders react to potential changes of social studies curriculum for K-8th grade
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (176+ words) KSAT Local leaders react to potential changes of social studies curriculum for K-8th grade If approved by the education board Friday, the K-8th grade social studies changes will take effect during the 2030-2031 school year. High school courses could be addressed in September....
State Board of Education again minimizes slavery's central role in our history
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (510+ words) San Antonio Express-News...
San Antonio member of State Board of Education says new curriculum proposal offers dishonest view of history
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (725+ words) A Texas State Board of Education (SBOE) member representing San Antonio is raising the alarm about statewide curriculum changes that could require Texas students to learn Bible verses in class and receive a whitewashed version of U. S. history. The Republican-led SBOE…...
Geography Is More Than Memorization (Opinion)
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (253+ words) Education Week Geography Is More Than Memorization With respect to Rick Hess" Jan. 27 opinion blog post, "Do Students Still Need to Learn Geography? , I appreciate his support for the importance of learning basic geography. That said, to reduce geography to…...
Texas Board of Education debates curriculum changes
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (93+ words) FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth Big chances could be coming to social studies lessons and reading lists for Texas public school students. FOX 4's Dan Godwin takes a closer look at the proposed changes and the heated debate over them. A…...
Texas Quietly Began Work on Divisive History Curriculum a Year Ago
2+ day, 6+ hour ago (1186+ words) The Texas State Board of Education will vote Friday on a set of new social studies standards that have drawn fire and fervor for espousing pro-American views and Christian values." The contract, with MGT Impact Solutions, wasn't accessible to the…...