Texas schools adopt Bible-based curriculum: What TEA funding means for districts. (AI Image) More than 300 school districts and charter schools in Texas have indicated plans to use a state-developed reading and language arts curriculum that includes religious references, according to data obtained by The Texas Tribune. This new curriculum, known as Bluebonnet, was narrowly…
NEW DELHI: National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) on Tuesday released a special module on Operation Sindoor for students from classes 3 to 12, news agency PTI reported.The module describes Operation Sindoor as “not just a military operation but a promise to protect peace and honour the lives lost.”It further states that while…
NEW DELHI: The Punjab government will implement a drug prevention curriculum in all government schools across the state starting August 1, targeting students in grades 9 to 12. The initiative aims to curb drug use through education and is part of a broader strategy to address both the supply and demand sides of drug abuse.The…
How Delhi University is preparing for the fourth year under NEP 2020 with infrastructure and staffing plans Delhi University (DU) has approved a major set of academic and infrastructural changes, including the introduction of the fourth year in undergraduate courses under the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020. While the administration claims readiness, sections of the…
Diljit Dosanjh (Instagram @/diljitdosanjh) Actor-singer Diljit Dosanjh is now set to be a part of the curriculum coursework at the Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU) in Canada. This newly introduced course, offered through the Creative School at TMU, will explore the “cultural, musical and diasporic relevance” of Dosanjh’s work, according to Billboard Canada.Hailed as “first of…
FILE – Arizona Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs, center, applauds for those affected by the Los Angeles area wildfires as she gives the State of the State address in the House of Representatives at the state Capitol with Speaker of the House Rep. Steve Montenegro, R-Litchfield Park, left, and Senate President Warren Petersen, R-Gilbert, flanking the…
Oklahoma has ignited a firestorm in education circles by becoming the first state to formally embed disproven 2020 election conspiracy theories into its high school history curriculum. Under newly revised social studies standards, students will now be directed to “identify discrepancies” in the presidential election results — a move critics warn marks a dangerous breach…
New Hanover County School Board overhauls sex education, eliminates LGBTQ+ topics. (Getty Images) The New Hanover County School Board has voted to remove lessons on LGBTQ+ topics from its sex education curriculum. The decision, made during a recent meeting, has sparked controversy, with some board members defending the changes, while others voice concerns over inclusivity…
Late last fall at the Hugo Newman School in Harlem, two social studies teachers handed out pages of hip-hop lyrics to their seventh graders, and then flicked off the lights. The students appeared surprised. They had been studying ancient matriarchal societies, including Iroquois communities that had women leaders. Now, their teachers were about to play…
An open window in a classroom (New York Times photo) The Santa Ana Unified School District (SAUSD), California, has agreed to discontinue its Ethnic Studies curriculum following a lawsuit brought by multiple Jewish advocacy organizations. The case, filed by the Brandeis Center, the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), and the American Jewish Committee (AJC), accused the district…