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Texas will require Bible stories in public schools after the State Board of Education approved a mandatory reading list, alongside a rewrite of K-8 social studies lessons that minimize racial, geographic, and cultural diversity. Do you agree with this state-mandated curriculum change?
Yes---------------28.6%
No---------------71.4%
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We already live in a society that minimizes diversity - why should schools have to feed this travesty? |
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It is the charge to the State Education Dept to expand the knowledge and understanding of their students, not contract it! |
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The cell phone mandate was made last year in CA and has failed to work. Do I agree with their new education policies? No, but school boards give the community a voice in the policy decisions, so there must have been agreement by the local communities. |
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Absolutely NOT. As a former principal and teacher, this is a very bad decision and will create so many issues and violence. This is not the job of education. It’s the job of parents! A crazy idea |
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We are ALL equal, enough already |
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How can you allow Bible stories and at the same time disallowing/ minimizing equity in racial, geographic, and cultural diversity to be included in Social Studies lessons? As usual, this makes no common sense and is contradictory in word and action. |
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Age-appropriate reading of history that is accurate belongs in schools. It is reasonable that general cultural, religious, world, and local history belongs in education. Bias and exclusion of facts that some do not like does not belong. Age-appropriate! |
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Separation of church and state! |
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Two of the U.S. Department of Education's biggest responsibilities will shift to other federal agencies: safeguarding student civil rights and administering programs for students with disabilities. The Trump administration said on 6/17/26 that it will move much of the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Do you support this change?
Yes------------12.5%
No-------------87.5%
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Health officials and medical administrators lack institutional knowledge of K-12 school systems, teacher certification, curriculum standards, or local school district logistics. |
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Each state is different... steps should be regulated and in force by the state, not the federal government. I’m a former principal and special ed teacher, so I know what I’m talking about from years of experience and attending CSE and advocacy |
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Special Education does not belong in the HHS. It should be overseen by educators and not individuals who view it as a disease. |
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