Texas Implements Statewide Private School Voucher Program and Overhauls Social Studies Curriculum

Texas students will see increased religious content in classrooms due to new laws, including a statewide private school voucher program that has already awarded state funding to 85,000 students for private school tuition and homeschool expenses. Additionally, the State Board of Education approved an overhaul of social studies standards from kindergarten to eighth grade, embedding biblical concepts and figures.