Portrayals of Islam and people of color dominate discussion in Texas’ social studies rewrite
The Texas State Board of Education voted Friday to approve an early draft of the state’s new social studies plan, but not without clashes over the portrayal of Islam and the history of Black and Hispanic Americans. A Republican majority voted to approve the changes to social studies standards — known as the Texas Essential […]
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