The Texas State Board of Education's preliminary vote was to delay most updates to social studies curriculum after complaints from conservative activists.
Some public speakers complained that the proposals diminish what they call American exceptionalism and could promote critical race theory, which many of the participants who actually worked on the proposals called misleading and misinformed.
After mounting pressure from conservatives over proposed updates to the state’s social studies curriculum, the Texas State Board of Education on Tuesday voted to delay the revision until 2025. "I want them to learn about different cultures and different identities that had a hand in shaping our history," parent Marti Bier said."The overhaul seems unnecessary," one person said during testimony.
"Schools are the new battleground for the culture wars, quite clearly," SMU political science professor Matthew Wilson said.
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