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State leaders eager for new social studies standards

Enid News & Eagle 11 Feb 2026

State lawmakers and education officials say they’re eager for a retry on Oklahoma’s academic standards for social studies after last-minute changes last year caused significant controversy and were thrown out in court ... .

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Oklahoma Voice: Oklahoma officials say they’re eager for new social studies standards

News Press - Stillwater 10 Feb 2026

OKLAHOMA CITY — State lawmakers and education officials say they’re eager for a retry on Oklahoma’s academic standards for social studies after last-minute changes last year caused significant controversy and were thrown out in court ... .

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Controversial content deleted in new draft of Oklahoma social studies standards

The Lawton Constitution 10 Feb 2026

OKLAHOMA CITY — No references to Jesus, claims of “discrepancies” in 2020 elections nor disputed allegations about the origin of COVID-19 were included in a new draft of academic standards for social studies courses in Oklahoma public schools ... .

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Oklahoma officials say they’re eager for new social studies standards

The Ponca City News 10 Feb 2026

... standards for social studies after last-minute changes last year caused significant controversy and were thrown out in court.

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Oklahoma officials say they’re eager for new social studies standards

McAlester News-Capital 09 Feb 2026

OKLAHOMA CITY — State lawmakers and education officials say they’re eager for a retry on Oklahoma’s academic standards for social studies after last-minute changes last year caused significant controversy and were thrown out in court ... .

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Oklahoma officials say they're eager to consider new social studies standards

The Oklahoman 09 Feb 2026

State lawmakers and education officials say they’re eager for a retry on Oklahoma’s academic standards for social studies after last-minute changes last year caused significant controversy and were thrown out in court.

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OKLAHOMA VOICE: Controversial content deleted in new draft of Oklahoma social studies standards

Tahlequah Daily Press 08 Feb 2026

OKLAHOMA CITY — No references to Jesus, claims of “discrepancies” in 2020 elections nor disputed allegations about the origin of COVID-19 were included in a new draft of academic standards for social studies courses in Oklahoma public schools ... .

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Danvers High social studies wins excellence award

The Salem News 07 Feb 2026

DANVERS — The Danvers High School Social Studies Department will receive an excellence in teaching award next month for being a “truly remarkable set of educators,” the school district said in a statement ... .

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Social studies as 'neutral?' That's a myth, and pressures teachers to avoid contentious issues

Phys Dot Org 07 Feb 2026

With a world literally and ...

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Bible stories, election denial theories absent from proposed new social studies standards

Tulsa World 05 Feb 2026

The Oklahoma State Department of Education is accepting public comment through Feb. 18 on proposed new social studies standards that do not include several concepts championed by former State Superintendent Ryan Walters. #oklaed ... .

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OSDE further distances new proposed social studies standards from Ryan Walters

Tulsa World 05 Feb 2026

The Oklahoma State Department of Education confirmed #oklaed educators, museum fellows and tribal representatives drafted the standards, which don't include recommendations from a committee created by the former state superintendent ... .

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Newly unveiled social studies standards removes controversial Bible, 2020 election lessons

The Oklahoman 05 Feb 2026

No references to Jesus, claims of “discrepancies” in 2020 elections nor disputed allegations about the origin of COVID-19 were included in a new draft of academic standards for social studies courses in Oklahoma public schools.

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Texas’ social studies shakeup creates divide over whose histories to teach, and how

Palestine Herald-Press 04 Feb 2026

Roughly 17 hours into a four-day marathon of meetings, the State Board of Education turned to a discussion of broad historical topics, prompting several board members to present an itemized wish list for Texas’ social studies curriculum ....

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Public comments requested, Oklahoma Academic Standards for social studies

The Claremore Daily Progress 04 Feb 2026

The new social studies academic standards are open for public comments, after being revised during the 2024-2025 school year ... .

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State Board of Education discusses reading lists, social studies curriculum (TCTA - Texas Classroom Teachers Association)

Public Technologies 30 Jan 2026

A number of bills passed in the last decade required the SBOE to make changes to the state social studies curriculum ... The current discussion on the social studies curriculum revolves around exactly what the scope of that review will be.

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State leaders eager for new social studies standards

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Oklahoma officials say they’re eager for new social studies standards

Oklahoma officials say they’re eager for new social studies standards

Oklahoma officials say they're eager to consider new social studies standards

OKLAHOMA VOICE: Controversial content deleted in new draft of Oklahoma social studies standards

Danvers High social studies wins excellence award

Social studies as 'neutral?' That's a myth, and pressures teachers to avoid contentious issues

Bible stories, election denial theories absent from proposed new social studies standards

OSDE further distances new proposed social studies standards from Ryan Walters

Newly unveiled social studies standards removes controversial Bible, 2020 election lessons

Texas’ social studies shakeup creates divide over whose histories to teach, and how

Public comments requested, Oklahoma Academic Standards for social studies

State Board of Education discusses reading lists, social studies curriculum (TCTA - Texas Classroom Teachers Association)

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