Posted on · Texas students have lobbied the State Board of Education and now are pressing school districts in Greater Houston to teach what they call an anti-racist curriculum.
Posted on · While Texas' textbooks have long drawn controversy for their learning standards, more young people want to see the state's education leaders adopt an anti-racist curriculum instead.
Posted on · A high-tension hearing is expected Monday as the Texas State Board of Education begins considering changes to its statewide policy for health education, including teaching middle schoolers about contraception.
Posted on · The new state learning standards reflect the growing science that backs the benefits of handwriting.
Posted on · The State Board of Education is meeting this week to finalize changes to social studies curriculum, part of an effort that began 10 months ago in response to teacher feedback that the standards included too much material to cover in a school year.
Posted on · Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton claims parents are denied copies of the curriculum.
Posted on · The course has to go through a series of approvals from the board before it's adopted in the fall
Posted on · Some educators have called to streamline the science standards to remove controversial requirements to teach alternatives to evolution, like creationism.
Posted on · Texas A&M University at Galveston has been hosting a two-day Conference on Inclusion and Diversity in Higher Education this week (April 3-4, 2017). Among the topics featured at the conference are creating inclusive higher education environments and curriculum; challenges facing international students, faculty and staff; and expanding access to education by underrepresented populations. We talk […]