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Gov. Gavin Newsom signs bill overhauling California’s public school governance

Welcome to the Monday, July 20, 2026, Brew.

Ballotpedia · Jul 20

The Real Lesson Behind Texas’ New Bible Curriculum Requirements

Students will learn that life circumstances are beyond their power to change. They will learn that their place in the economy and larger society should not be questioned.

Texas Observer · Jul 17

Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #212

Welcome to Hall Pass, a newsletter written to keep you plugged into the conversations driving school board governance, the politics surrounding it, and education policy.

Ballotpedia · Jul 1

State Board of Education again delays discussion on whether to approve new Native studies course

The next opportunity for the board to review the course will not happen until its meeting in June.

The Texas Tribune · Apr 1, 2024

Veteran State Board of Education member loses her seat, two other Republican incumbents face runoffs

The results of Tuesday’s primary elections could foreshadow a further push to the right for the body that sets the state's educational standards.

The Texas Tribune · Mar 7, 2024

Abbott Appointee Slams Brakes on American Indian/ Native Studies Course

The chair of the state Board of Education claims he needed more time to assess the curriculum without “drama or controversy.”

Texas Observer · Jan 30, 2024

A Texas high school is piloting the state’s first-ever Asian American studies course. Could politics stand in its way?

The course highlights Asian Americans’ contributions in U.S. history. It also seeks to offer an honest look at the mistreatment, like the incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II.

The Texas Tribune · Dec 19, 2023

Texas board rejects many science textbooks over climate change messaging

The Republican-controlled Texas State Board of Education this week rejected most of the proposed textbooks that include climate science for eighth grade students. Five of 12 were approved.

The Texas Tribune · Nov 17, 2023

Key supporter of Texas school chaplain bill has pushed for evangelism in schools

Rocky Malloy, a self-described former drug-smuggling pirate saved by divine intervention, has led a group that promotes chaplains as a tool to proselytize to schoolchildren.

The Texas Tribune · May 19, 2023

Texas education board could ban textbooks that discuss gender identity under proposed bill

Other legislation this session has targeted school library books, which are optional reading materials, but House Bill 1804 might be the first to go after textbooks that teachers use for their lessons.

The Texas Tribune · Apr 25, 2023