Texas education officials pushed to delay new social studies standards. Here are the issues

The State Board of Education meeting began at 8 a.m. Tuesday with discussion of a proposed required reading list and didn't ...
The Texas Tribune on MSN

Democrats seek to pause Texas’ social studies revamp over $70K grant from conservative think tank

The Texas Public Policy Foundation awarded the grant to Schreiner University’s Texas Center, which is led by a historian ...
Houston Public Media

Texas is changing its social studies curriculum. Critics say it’s too state-centric

The process of rewriting the curriculum has been contentious, with some raising concerns about what it emphasizes. People who ...
The Texas Tribune on MSN

Texas students urge education board to focus on inclusion over politics in social studies overhaul

Students, parents and teachers say Texas’ new social studies plan feels rushed and will exclude key perspectives and ...
Education Week

Quiz Yourself: How Much Do You Know About Teaching Social Studies to Boost Literacy?

Are you using social studies to build literacy? Take this quiz to test your knowledge of disciplinary literacy and source analysis.

Ousted Alamo Trust CEO says Texas socials studies overhaul is being rushed

Kate Rogers, who is helping draft the changes, said they are infused with Christian nationalism and are too dense for ...

After year of controversy, social studies standards heads to Legislature

Oklahoma's State Board of Education approved new social studies standards, removing controversial content like Bible lessons ...

Historians, teachers highlight issues with new Social Studies TEKS

Historians and teachers are highlighting issues with new state standards being proposed by the Texas Education Agency (TEA) ...