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Covering the state of Texas + #txlege for Community Impact @impactnews | Seattle grown, @Mizzou made 🐅 | ✉️: hnorton@communityimpact.com
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Biblical readings, Texas-centered history lessons to be required in K-12 schools in 2030

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By Hannah Norton Verified
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After more than nine hours of debate June 26, Texas' Republican-led State Board of Education approved a sweeping rewrite of the state's social studies curriculum standards and a list of dozens of books that students will be required to read each school year, both of which are infused with biblical references. The new requirements will begin rolling out to public school classrooms in the 2030-31 school year.
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Texas moves forward with state-centered social studies curriculum, trimming world history and diversity lessons

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By Hannah Norton Verified
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The State Board of Education is nearing the finish line in its massive rewrite of what Texas public school students will learn about world and state history. The curriculum overhaul, progressed by the Republican-led board with input from nine appointed advisers, would shift the focus in social studies classes to a Texas-centered approach, deemphasizing lessons about world cultures and injecting more content about Christianity’s role in the founding of the United States.
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Texas education board OKs mandatory public school reading list

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By Hannah Norton Verified
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At a glance The proposed list incorporates about a dozen stories from the Bible, including the tale of David and Goliath in second grade and direct biblical excerpts beginning in fourth grade. In total, students would be required to read more than two dozen texts in early elementary grades and about 10 literary works per year from sixth grade through high school.
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