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.
Thanks for sharing all of this over such a long day! The process is itself very troubling, as is the disjointed sequencing they’ve adopted.
November 20, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Thanks for sharing all of this over such a long day! The process is itself very troubling, as is the disjointed sequencing they’ve adopted.
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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...
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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. 🗃️
And here is a link to the book website. www.routledge.com/The-Patchwor...
The Patchwork of World History in Texas High Schools: Unpacking Eurocentrism, Imperialism, and Nationalism in the Curriculum, 1920-2021
This book traces the historical development of the World History course as it has been taught in high school classrooms in Texas, a populous and nationally influential state, over the last hundred yea...
www.routledge.com
November 18, 2025 at 7:19 PM
And here is a link to the book website. www.routledge.com/The-Patchwor...
I wrote a book on world history in Texas, and if you're interested you can hear a bit more with my talk to the New Books Network. newbooksnetwork.com/the-patchwor...
Stephen Jackson, "The Patchwork of World History in Texas High Schools" (Routledge, 2022) - New Books Network
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November 18, 2025 at 7:19 PM
I wrote a book on world history in Texas, and if you're interested you can hear a bit more with my talk to the New Books Network. newbooksnetwork.com/the-patchwor...
And appointed a set of reviewers who are very likely to push the whole process very far to the right. www.sacurrent.com/news/texas-n...
Texas' State Board of Education will consult Christian nationalist David Barton on social studies revision - San Antonio Current
Barton, who has no historical training, has made repeatedly debunked claims questioning the separation of church and state.
www.sacurrent.com
November 18, 2025 at 7:19 PM
And appointed a set of reviewers who are very likely to push the whole process very far to the right. www.sacurrent.com/news/texas-n...
They have already adopted a new framework that will remove world history nearly entirely from the standards. www.texastribune.org/2025/09/12/t...
State Board of Education OKs Texas-heavy social studies plan, setting stage for clash over history lessons - The Texas Tribune
Educators worry the plan will deemphasize topics like world geography, history and cultures. The board aims to vote on what specific content social studies lessons will include by next summer.
www.texastribune.org
November 18, 2025 at 7:19 PM
They have already adopted a new framework that will remove world history nearly entirely from the standards. www.texastribune.org/2025/09/12/t...
It is an especially bleak time for Bears fans.
August 29, 2025 at 8:05 PM
It is an especially bleak time for Bears fans.