Stephen Jackson
@stomperjax.bsky.social
Historian of education at the University of Kansas interested in the British Empire, world history, and settler colonialism. All views my own.
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Stephen Jackson
@stomperjax.bsky.social
· Dec 18
Stephen Jackson, "The Patchwork of World History in Texas High Schools" (Routledge, 2022) - New Books Network
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Check out this @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social podcast which discusses my most recent book, The Patchwork of World History in Texas High Schools. #edusky #skystorians #histed #history newbooksnetwork.com/the-patchwor...
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Good morning! Texas is revising its K-12 social studies standards (TEKS) for 5.5 million kids, & the State Board of Education (SBOE) is meeting today to discuss their progress today. I will be live-tweeting (posting?) about anything that concerns social studies. Follow this thread for updates!
November 19, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Good morning! Texas is revising its K-12 social studies standards (TEKS) for 5.5 million kids, & the State Board of Education (SBOE) is meeting today to discuss their progress today. I will be live-tweeting (posting?) about anything that concerns social studies. Follow this thread for updates!
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The Texas SBOE had chosen an unusual and radically restructured new framework that significantly reduces coverage of US and world history in the standards. For more information about the ongoing TEKS revision and the implications of these changes, check out the AHA’s Field Guide. 🗃️
Texas Social Studies TEKS Revision Field Guide - AHA
Support Honest History in Texas Public Schools Over the next few months, the Texas State Board of Education (SBOE) will make decisions with profound implications for the future of history and social s...
www.historians.org
November 17, 2025 at 7:50 PM
The Texas SBOE had chosen an unusual and radically restructured new framework that significantly reduces coverage of US and world history in the standards. For more information about the ongoing TEKS revision and the implications of these changes, check out the AHA’s Field Guide. 🗃️
There is a lot going on right now, but if you are in Texas and care about history, consider speaking to the State Board of Education as they ramp up for a revision to the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills. www.historians.org/news/social-...
Social Studies TEKS Revision Action Alert - AHA
Over the next few months, the Texas State Board of Education (SBOE) will make decisions with profound implications for the future of history and social studies instruction in Texas public schools. Whe...
www.historians.org
November 18, 2025 at 7:19 PM
There is a lot going on right now, but if you are in Texas and care about history, consider speaking to the State Board of Education as they ramp up for a revision to the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills. www.historians.org/news/social-...
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So today’s news was that the Justice Dept forced the ouster of a university president in Virginia over politics, and that Texas A&M took away academic freedom from profs who teach things they disagree with. And yet the same people demand intellectual diversity and “civil discourse” on campus?
November 14, 2025 at 9:21 PM
So today’s news was that the Justice Dept forced the ouster of a university president in Virginia over politics, and that Texas A&M took away academic freedom from profs who teach things they disagree with. And yet the same people demand intellectual diversity and “civil discourse” on campus?
In keeping with my daughter’s Frozen themed Halloween, today I’m Academic Olaf. I like warm hugs, elbow patches, long discussions of theory, and, especially, SUMMER!
October 31, 2025 at 7:28 PM
In keeping with my daughter’s Frozen themed Halloween, today I’m Academic Olaf. I like warm hugs, elbow patches, long discussions of theory, and, especially, SUMMER!
Lovely to see the sun again after several rainy days.
October 30, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Lovely to see the sun again after several rainy days.
What a treat to see Critical Role at Radio City Music Hall last night!
October 8, 2025 at 12:27 PM
What a treat to see Critical Role at Radio City Music Hall last night!
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We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.
October 1, 2025 at 2:38 PM
We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.
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It's a small step from here to prohibiting professors from teaching about climate change, slavery, colonialism, racial discrimination, evolution, and the efficacy of vaccines.
Texas Tech Moves to Limit Academic Discussion to 2 Genders
www.nytimes.com
September 27, 2025 at 1:03 PM
It's a small step from here to prohibiting professors from teaching about climate change, slavery, colonialism, racial discrimination, evolution, and the efficacy of vaccines.
I spent too much time worrying about state-run media, and not nearly enough worrying about a media-run state.
September 26, 2025 at 4:04 PM
I spent too much time worrying about state-run media, and not nearly enough worrying about a media-run state.
Celebrating ten cancer free years today!
September 9, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Celebrating ten cancer free years today!
Greeted by a beautiful Lawrence sunset after teaching this evening.
August 21, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Greeted by a beautiful Lawrence sunset after teaching this evening.
My article with the Journal of Beliefs and Values is officially out in print! I explore how the British Empire served as a medium for the diffusion of religious instruction in the colonies of settlement from the late 19th century to the 1960s. Free link here: www.tandfonline.com/eprint/IMHR8...
‘Harmonise with the rest of the Empire’: Empire’s influence on religious instruction in Australian and New Zealand primary schools, 1880–1962
This article argues that imperial identities embracing Britishness within Anglo-settler colonies significantly influenced provisions for religious education in Australia and New Zealand primary sch...
www.tandfonline.com
August 20, 2025 at 2:08 PM
My article with the Journal of Beliefs and Values is officially out in print! I explore how the British Empire served as a medium for the diffusion of religious instruction in the colonies of settlement from the late 19th century to the 1960s. Free link here: www.tandfonline.com/eprint/IMHR8...
My generational divide moment for the first week of class: Attended an orientation in which the icebreaker was “what song is your most liked on Spotify,” but I don’t fully understand why you need to like songs on Spotify nor could I recognize 80% of the songs/bands mentioned.
August 19, 2025 at 1:46 AM
My generational divide moment for the first week of class: Attended an orientation in which the icebreaker was “what song is your most liked on Spotify,” but I don’t fully understand why you need to like songs on Spotify nor could I recognize 80% of the songs/bands mentioned.
Every day I become more certain that we are living in the timeline in which Biff received Gray’s Sports Almanac.
August 14, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Every day I become more certain that we are living in the timeline in which Biff received Gray’s Sports Almanac.
Hilarious student essay from 1850: “Laziness The Best Policy,” from the Springdale Memento, Springdale Boarding School in Virginia.
July 23, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Hilarious student essay from 1850: “Laziness The Best Policy,” from the Springdale Memento, Springdale Boarding School in Virginia.
Never change, New England
July 16, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Never change, New England
Thrilled to be starting my time as a fellow with @amantiquarian.bsky.social! Lovely to work at such a beautiful world class library.
July 15, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Thrilled to be starting my time as a fellow with @amantiquarian.bsky.social! Lovely to work at such a beautiful world class library.
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As the secretary of @aeraedresearch.bsky.social Division F, I have created a Blusky account. If you are interested in history of education or related topics, then give us a follow @aeradivf-history.bsky.social #histed #edhist
July 8, 2025 at 10:10 PM
As the secretary of @aeraedresearch.bsky.social Division F, I have created a Blusky account. If you are interested in history of education or related topics, then give us a follow @aeradivf-history.bsky.social #histed #edhist
"History should be taught and studied for its own sake, regardless of consequences, solely with a view to know the truth."
June 30, 2025 at 4:03 PM
"History should be taught and studied for its own sake, regardless of consequences, solely with a view to know the truth."
Received my pre-order yesterday, and am so far finding it fascinating. A compelling account of the origin and many uses (abuses?) of the idea of ‘the West’ as a cultural/political category.
A comprehensive intellectual history of the idea of the West.
Out July 8 from Georgios Varouxakis. Learn more: press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
Out July 8 from Georgios Varouxakis. Learn more: press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
June 26, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Received my pre-order yesterday, and am so far finding it fascinating. A compelling account of the origin and many uses (abuses?) of the idea of ‘the West’ as a cultural/political category.
Peak Kansas at the final Symphony on the Flint Hills today. Even had a rendition of a Home on the Range and a cattle drive.
June 15, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Peak Kansas at the final Symphony on the Flint Hills today. Even had a rendition of a Home on the Range and a cattle drive.
19th century educator Mary Sheldon Barnes here provides a powerful justification for why we should wrestle with original documents, and also a fair answer to AI enthusiasts looking to outsource critical thinking. #histed. #skystorians
June 13, 2025 at 3:34 PM
19th century educator Mary Sheldon Barnes here provides a powerful justification for why we should wrestle with original documents, and also a fair answer to AI enthusiasts looking to outsource critical thinking. #histed. #skystorians
Delighted to learn a little #histed while on a brewery tour yesterday.The Annheuser-Busch brewery is located on Pestalozzi Street, and is right on the site of the Lyon School in St. Louis, constructed in 1868. I’m sure Johann Pestalozzi would be proud.
June 6, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Delighted to learn a little #histed while on a brewery tour yesterday.The Annheuser-Busch brewery is located on Pestalozzi Street, and is right on the site of the Lyon School in St. Louis, constructed in 1868. I’m sure Johann Pestalozzi would be proud.