/tags/state-board-of-education State Board Of Education en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Fri, 22 Nov 2024 20:00:37 GMT /education/2024-11-22/texas-approves-bible-infused-curriculum-for-public-schools The Texas State Board of Education gave final approval Friday to a controversial new K-5 curriculum that weaves in Christian references. Fri, 22 Nov 2024 20:00:37 GMT /education/2024-11-22/texas-approves-bible-infused-curriculum-for-public-schools Bill Zeeble /education/2024-09-18/texas-state-board-of-education-k-12-instructional-materials-bible-stories Supporters say kids need to understand the Bible to understand American literature. But opponents say kids are too young for this type of instruction and the materials could alienate students who aren't Christian. Wed, 18 Sep 2024 16:47:18 GMT /education/2024-09-18/texas-state-board-of-education-k-12-instructional-materials-bible-stories Becky Fogel /politics/2024-02-13/texas-state-board-of-education-candidate-running-as-republican-democrat D.C. Caldwell is a local educator running to represent District 10 on the State Board of Education. He's branded himself a 'fusion' candidate, seeking the nominations of the Republican, Democratic, Libertarian and Green parties. Tue, 13 Feb 2024 19:04:16 GMT /politics/2024-02-13/texas-state-board-of-education-candidate-running-as-republican-democrat Kailey Hunt /politics/2023-02-03/texas-board-of-education-drops-opposition-to-school-vouchers The SBOE’s Friday decision is somewhat surprising. In November of last year, the Republican-controlled Board overwhelmingly voted to reject “all attempts to divert public dollars away from public schools.� Fri, 03 Feb 2023 20:56:10 GMT /politics/2023-02-03/texas-board-of-education-drops-opposition-to-school-vouchers Sergio Martínez-Beltrán /education/2022-09-22/when-texas-students-campaigned-for-a-more-diverse-history-course-they-got-a-lesson-in-politics Students had been pushing for the State Board of Education to adopt a new, more inclusive social studies curriculum this year. Instead, the board delayed their scheduled update until at least 2025. Thu, 22 Sep 2022 17:04:49 GMT /education/2022-09-22/when-texas-students-campaigned-for-a-more-diverse-history-course-they-got-a-lesson-in-politics Brian Lopez /education/2022-08-31/texas-democrats-and-teachers-blast-plans-to-postpone-changes-to-social-studies-standards At a news conference Wednesday, they said misinformation derailed the process of overhauling the curriculum. The State Board of Education was scheduled to adopt the new guidelines in November, but is now expected to delay revisions until 2025. Wed, 31 Aug 2022 22:09:39 GMT /education/2022-08-31/texas-democrats-and-teachers-blast-plans-to-postpone-changes-to-social-studies-standards Becky Fogel /education/2022-08-31/texas-state-board-of-education-to-delay-revisions-to-social-studies-standards The Republican-controlled board heard hours of testimony Tuesday on the proposed guidelines. It took a step toward delaying updates to the social studies curriculum standards until 2025 after facing conservative pushback. Wed, 31 Aug 2022 14:51:31 GMT /education/2022-08-31/texas-state-board-of-education-to-delay-revisions-to-social-studies-standards Becky Fogel /politics/2022-03-02/several-texas-republicans-against-critical-race-theory-advance-in-state-board-of-education-primary-races All 15 seats of the State Board of Education are up for grabs in November, and there were more than 50 candidates vying for their parties� nominations. Wed, 02 Mar 2022 22:31:22 GMT /politics/2022-03-02/several-texas-republicans-against-critical-race-theory-advance-in-state-board-of-education-primary-races Brian Lopez | The Texas Tribune /politics/2022-02-15/your-districts-state-board-of-education-seat-is-on-the-ballot-heres-why-you-should-care Across Texas, there are 15 single-member State Board of Education districts, and every seat is on the ballot this election. The SBOE makes important decisions about things like public school curriculum and what textbooks are used. Tue, 15 Feb 2022 20:18:38 GMT /politics/2022-02-15/your-districts-state-board-of-education-seat-is-on-the-ballot-heres-why-you-should-care Bill Zeeble /education/2021-11-16/texas-education-board-considers-how-middle-schools-teach-climate-change-and-sexuality-as-officials-fight-over-library-books Until now, the State Board of Education has left library selections up to local schools. Tue, 16 Nov 2021 16:49:08 GMT /education/2021-11-16/texas-education-board-considers-how-middle-schools-teach-climate-change-and-sexuality-as-officials-fight-over-library-books Brian Lopez