In the ongoing saga of Texas' social studies curriculum review, the Dallas Morning News reports on yesterday's Board of Education meeting to consider suggestions for their final drafts of standards to be used in textbooks statewide (and since Texas is such an enormous market, their decisions will likely be reflected in school texts across America).
State Board of Education members have stopped short of embracing most of the controversial recommendations of their appointed social studies experts, but three key members want more coverage of religion in U.S. government and history classes.
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[Former chair Don] McLeroy called on the writing team for U.S. government to add a new standard "that describes the Judeo-Christian Bible influence on the founding documents" of the nation.[Barbara] Cargill and [Chairwoman Gail] Lowe want coverage in U.S. history of the Great Awakening, a period of heightened religious activity in the American colonies in the mid-1700s. Social conservatives say that period should be credited for unifying the colonies and helping them decide to seek independence from Great Britain.
New standards will be adopted early next year.
