Texas Education Board Approves 4,200 Corrections in Bible-Infused Curriculum
The Texas Education Agency will update materials and replace physical books after fixing 4,200 errors in the Bluebonnet curriculum used by about 400,000 students, officials said.
- Final approval Wednesday evening allowed the TEA to correct roughly 4,200 errors in the Bluebonnet curriculum, following scrutiny after its November 2024 approval.
- Analysts and critics found the reading program skews toward Christianity and raised concerns about racial history, while North Texan Pam Little said updates address formatting errors, typos, and over 500 images with 'licensing issues'.
- Several board members pressed TEA for cost estimates, and Colin Dempsey said the agency would calculate costs after the vote, following a January delay and division among members.
- The TEA will update online materials within 30 days and start replacing physical books, with school districts not responsible for reprinting costs, and Texans funding the corrections with a $60 per-student incentive.
- Board members questioned whether the Texas Education Agency's review process and accountability rules are sufficient, noting the 4,200 edits span more than 2,100 Bluebonnet components, with every change submitted individually, unlike four other publishers with 16 combined edits.
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Texas to correct 4,200 errors in state-developed Bluebonnet textbooks
The changes to the state-owned curriculum include replacing improperly licensed images, fixing formatting errors or typos and correcting factual errors. Texas taxpayers will cover the costs of reprinting the updated materials, as they were developed with state funds.
Taxpayers hit with bill as 4,200 corrections needed in Bible-infused education curriculum
The Texas Education Agency received initial approval Wednesday to correct roughly 4,200 errors in its elementary school curriculum.Voting 8-6, the State Board of Education preliminarily approved the changes to Bluebonnet Learning after delaying a vote in January. Members had said they needed more ti...
Texas education board approves 4,200 corrections in Bible-infused curriculum
Taxpayers will bear the cost of fixing errors in learning materials published by the Texas Education Agency. The curriculum has drawn attention for its references to Christianity and the Bible.
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