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Rick Green discusses the impact of Texas textbook standards on American history education with Dr. Julie Pickren.

One vote can decide whether a generation learns a clear, content-rich story of American history or a vague set of standards that can be stretched to fit almost anything. Rick Green sits down with Julie Pickering from the Texas State Board of Education, with David Barton adding long-range context on why Texas standards don’t stay in Texas. When TEKS change in a major state, textbook publishers and other states follow, which is why this June meeting matters nationwide. Julie walks us through h...

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Hosts: Rick Green, David Barton

Guest: Dr. Julie Pickren

Topics covered

• education
• textbook standards
• American history
• Texas
• state education policy

Keywords

• Texas textbooks
• American history
• education standards
• TEKS
• textbook publishers

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Texas State Board of Education, Texas

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