The SBOE elected to move forward with small revisions to the social studies TEKS almost a month after they decided to scrap widespread changes to curricula.
Here's the story behind "involuntary relocation" and the State Board of Education's process for writing the Texas curriculum.
A board member indicated he believed some of the proposed materials would run afoul of state statutes on parental rights.
This is Abbott's second attempt, broader in scope than the first. His initial request to the Texas Association of School Boards dead-ended.
The State Board of Education has never rejected a majority of charter school applicants before. The meeting's narrowest vote was bipartisan.
