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State education board rejects far-right push for more focus on Texas history, less world culture

The State Board of Education is taking on an overhaul of the social studies curriculum that had been delayed by a split over ...
The Chronicle of Higher Education3d

What Turns Some Scholars Into Frauds?

From where I sit in the peloton, most scholars want to do clean research, but are driven to extreme measures to keep up.

Critics say K-12 ethnic studies push teaching students about cisheteronormativity, Black Panther Party

Defending Education report exposes ethnic studies curricula in schools focusing on privilege, oppression, and activism rather ...

White House review of Smithsonian's content could reach into classrooms nationwide

The institution is a leading provider of curriculum and other educational materials, which are subject to the sweeping new ...
EdSource12dOpinion

Ethnic studies can be valuable, but is it still needed?

California has taken steps to ensure that public schools accurately portray the cultural and racial diversity of the state, ...
The New Indian Express29d

Historical, cartographic inaccuracies in Kerala's Class IV Social Studies textbook spark outrage

KALPETTA: Inaccuracies in the Social Studies textbook prescribed to fourth graders and the initial digital draft of the teachers handbook under the Kerala syllabus have sparked outrage among educators ...
Tulsa World1mon

Oklahoma Watch: How textbook publishers are handling controversial new standards

The state’s social studies standards, ideologically aligned with conservative values, American exceptionalism and Christianity, will guide a committee’s review of dozens of textbooks and materials for ...
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NCERT Textbook Rewrite Sparks Political Slugfest | What’s Changed In Syllabus? | English News

The NCERT has revised its Class 8 Social Studies textbook. The updated edition places added focus on the acts of brutality committed by Mughal rulers in India. The move has sparked political outrage, ...
Enid News & Eagle3mon

Committee begins work on new social studies textbook

OKLAHOMA CITY — An ousted member of the state’s top school board will lead the process to approve K-12 textbooks that align with controversial new academic standards for social studies. Former ...
The Norman Transcript3mon

Oklahoma committee, including Norman member, begin social studies textbook adoption

An ousted member of the state’s top school board will lead the process to approve K-12 textbooks that align with controversial new academic standards for social studies. Former Oklahoma State Board of ...
Tulsa World4mon

Lawmakers opt against voting on controversial social studies standards

OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma Senate will not take a vote on a resolution to reject controversial new social studies standards approved by the Oklahoma State Board of Education, the Senate majority ...
Oklahoma's News4mon

Oklahoma governor disapproves of social studies standards switch

OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — Governor Stitt voiced his disapproval on Wednesday over the Social Studies Standards switch that happened at the last school board meeting. “There was a different standard that ...