SBOE to Adopt New Social Studies Standards

This week, the Texas State Board of Education (SBOE) takes up the adoption of new social studies standards for public schools — guidelines that will impact students around the country from kindergarten to 12th grade for the next ten years. Hearings begin Wednesday and run through Friday in Austin over curriculum requirements for U.S. History, U. S. Government, and other social studies-related courses. The controversy over the new requirements involves the impact and role of religion in America (including Christmas), the Founding Fathers, the greatness of America and the exclusion or inclusion of significant persons in U.S. history including Thomas Edison, Albert Einstein, Daniel Boone and more.

Stay on top of this issue! Visit our Texas Legislative Update blog Wednesday through Friday as we blog from the hearings.