Jaden Edison is the public education reporter for The Texas Tribune, where he previously worked as a reporting fellow in summer 2022.
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Texas Set to Give Schools More Bible, Less Diversity, In Curriculum
Texas elementary and middle school students will likely see redesigned social studies and reading lessons that minimize racial, geographic, and cultural diversity while emphasizing the Bible — but changes for high schoolers have suddenly hit a pause.
The Republican-led State Board of Education decided Thursday evening to allow final votes on a rewrite of Texas’ K-8 social studies lessons and a mandatory reading list for all public schools that includes Christian stories. Those votes are expected Friday.
However, the board delayed proposed changes to high school U.S. history, world history, geography and government.