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 ...
KSAT

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 ...

Discovery Education Releases Free Resources To Help Educators Bring 250 Years of U.S. History Into Classrooms

CHARLOTTE, NC / ACCESS Newswire / April 8, 2026 / Discovery Education, the edtech leader trusted by 45% of U.S. K-12 schools, today introduced a free collection of cross-curricular resources designed ...
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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.

State Board of Education to vote on social studies curriculum changes amid pushback

Pushback is growing ahead of a key Texas State Board of Education vote that could reshape what students learn in social ...

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 ...
Newsday

Social studies groups worried state trying to downgrade importance of history, civics

Social studies groups statewide are pushing back against a plan out of Albany they say would downgrade the importance of coursework in history and civics during a time when such lessons should take ...