After wrangling over the proper definition of jihad and the influence of Moses on the Founding Fathers, the State Board of Education’s initial vote on new social studies textbooks was ultimately derailed by Common Core.
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Texas Takes Last Pass at Social Studies Textbooks
In a month, the State Board of Education will take a final vote on the social studies textbooks that will be used in the state’s public schools for the next eight years.
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Liveblog: Public Ed at The Texas Tribune Festival
We’re liveblogging the sessions from the 2014 Texas Tribune Festival’s Public Education track. The sessions include panels on education reform, the new math requirements for high school graduation, early college high schools, and insight from superintendents.
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Education Board Members Question Teacher Prep Requirements
State Board of Education members said Thursday that they hoped to persuade regulators overseeing the teaching profession to reconsider a decision made against raising the minimum GPA for educator certification programs.
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Education Board Vote Targets Common Core
The State Board of Education took its first vote Wednesday on an amendment that would require teachers in the state to adhere to the state’s curriculum standards when teaching Advanced Placement courses.
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Texas’ New Social Studies Textbooks Under Fire
Several academics on Tuesday pointed to flaws — including inaccurate descriptions of world religions and out-of-date racial terminology — in proposed social studies textbooks up for adoption by the Texas State Board of Education.
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Social Studies Textbooks Under Fire for Political Bias, Inaccuracies
Scholars hired by the Texas Freedom Network criticized social studies textbooks that are up for consideration by the State Board of Education, saying they include distortions of history and current events.
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Texplainer: Does New AP U.S. History Curriculum Contain Common Core?
Hey, Texplainer: If high school students take AP U.S. history, does that mean they are studying Common Core? Wouldn’t that be illegal in Texas?
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Williams Discusses Decision to Approve Charter After SBOE Veto
UPDATED: Texas Education Commissioner Michael Williams told State Board of Education members Wednesday that said that when he approved a charter school’s expansion into the Dallas area, he was following the spirit of a 2013 law.
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Houston Teachers Sue District Over Test-Based Evaluation
Seven teachers, backed by the Houston branch of the American Federation of Teachers, are suing the Houston school district over a new approach tying standardized test results to pay and employment decisions.
