Less diverse history, more Bible stories in public schools get initial OK by Texas board


Texas students are inching closer to attending social studies and reading classes that minimize racial, geographic and cultural diversity while emphasizing the Bible. The majority-Republican State Board of Education on Thursday morning granted preliminary approval to a rewrite of Texas’ social studies lessons — leaving only a few courses pending — two daysafter initially authorizing […]
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