Brian Lopez
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Students had been pushing for the State Board of Education to adopt a new, more inclusive social studies curriculum this year. Instead, the board delayed their scheduled update until at least 2025. -
The Texas State Board of Education is fielding proposals to update the state’s public school social studies curriculum this summer.
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For the first time since the pandemic, Texas schools will again be rated based on standardized tests. But for one year only, schools that receive a D or F will get a “not rated” label.
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The policy sidelines educators, often for two school years, at a time when districts are already struggling to keep teachers in the classrooms.
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School districts are not required to adopt the agency’s recommendations but can use them as guidance as they develop new procedures or alter their policies for selecting or removing library books.
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The Florida law prohibits teachers from teaching sexual orientation or gender identity to kids below the fourth grade.
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Until now, the State Board of Education has left library selections up to local schools.
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A coming-of-age memoir by a California writer has been seized upon by politicians who want greater control over the kinds of books available in Texas schools.
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The U.S. Department of Education announced the inquiry days after the Texas Education Agency quietly updated its guidance to say school districts can’t require masks.
