"In light of ongoing debate, students enrolled in Texas public schools may have their social studies curriculum changed as early as next year.
Issues ranging from the role of minorities in Texas history to the separation of church and state were at the center of the State Board of Education’s debate Thursday and Friday on revisions to the K-12 social-studies curriculum.Because objections were raised to some of the proposed content, the board postponed voting on any changes until March.
The board, a component of the Texas Education Agency, will finalize any proposed changes in May. The changes will then be sent to publishers, who will print new textbooks. The board holds debates every 10 years to update the content of the state’s textbooks.
Sue Blanchette, vice president of the National Council for the Social Studies, said the changes to Texas textbooks could have a nationwide impact. Because Texas and California are the largest consumers of textbooks, Blanchette said other states across the nation will likely adopt the same textbooks."
