AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas State Board of Education (SBOE) is moving forward with discussions of changes to how public schools teach social studies.

In September, the board adopted a plan that emphasizes Texas and U.S. history, while reducing focus on world history and cultures.

During a Wednesday meeting, the SBOE discussed which key topics would be included in the new framework.

“A child deserves to learn the truth about our history, not a version of history that flatters us, not a version of history that hides our failures. Texas children deserve to be taught the truth,” said Josh Robinson, the Senior Pastor at Hope Presbyterian Church. “Students need to see both the remarkable achievements of our past as well as the painful failures. They need to learn about a diversity of people, a

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