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February 26, 2026
Texas will correct more than 4,200 errors in the controversial, state-written Bluebonnet curriculum, which was rolled out in public schools this year, the state board of education ruled on Wednesday.
The Austin ISD board of trustees will no longer vote to close Palm, Bryker Woods and Maplewood elementaries in November.
Presumably, a basic understanding of the three branches of government will remain in the social studies curriculum standards. But will the State Board of Education revise the standards so that Texas students also understand what can happen when one branch of government – the legislative – fails to do its job of checking and balancing the powers of the executive branch? Probably not.
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