The Texas State Board of Education is poised to vote on a new set of controversial social studies standards this week.

The 10-2 vote represents one of the final steps in a monthslong process to overhaul the standards that lay out what students ...

The proposed standards have drawn controversy, with critics saying they place too much emphasis on Christianity while giving ...

Texas education leaders are nearing a final decision that could reshape what students across the state learn in social ...

The board will to hear public comments throughout the week, giving parents, educators and advocacy groups an opportunity to ...

More time on social studies boosts kids' reading scores, according to a new study--but more time on reading doesn't. More time on social studies in elementary school boosts reading scores—but more ...

The State Board of Education’s curriculum rewrite would shift the focus in social studies classes to a Texas-centered ...

After days of testimony and debate, the State Board of Education approved two controversial measures that require Bible ...

Dozens of speakers called on the Texas State Board of Education to move forward with a set of revised social studies standard ...

The board voted to cut proposed lessons that would explain racial segregation, slave revolts and that African Americans were ...

It all started with a failed lesson plan. I had a pleasant surprise yesterday: a former student named Jason, who had graduated two years ago with a teaching certificate and a self-designed individual ...