Russell Shorto on the Texas Social Studies Debates

Today’s New York Times has a lengthy article from writer-historian Russell Shorto on the debates over the Texas Social Standards. It contains a lot of excellent reporting and offers the best summary of the controversy to date.

Check out our extensive coverage of the Texas Social Studies controversy here

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