Some educators are raising concerns about content in the newly approved, proposed 2026 academic standards for social studies — and the process by which the standards were revised.

The State Board of Education voted unanimously at its March 26 meeting to advance the standards to the Legislature. Academic standards are guidelines of topics teachers must teach, but they are not curriculum. Districts have the sole authority to decide which instructional materials will be used in the classroom.

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