Texas board to take 1st vote on standards determining how history will be taught

Texas board to take 1st vote on history curriculum

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas’ State Board of Education has started debating new guidelines for teaching social studies to millions of school children.

The board is expected to take a tentative vote Thursday on the new standards, which will dictate what some 4.8 million K-12 students are required to learn in social studies, history and economics classes for the next decade.

The board is wading through dozens of amendments that will likely reshape the draft proposal that is being considered.

What’s decided in Texas could have a much wider effect. The guidelines also will be used by textbook publishers who develop material for the nation based on Texas, one of the largest markets.

The board is set to adopt final standards in March.