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Texas education board set to approve curriculum some say is historically inaccurate

After a politically charged September meeting, the State Board of Education meets this week to approve "streamlined" social studies curriculum standards. Teachers' responses are mixed.

Hilda Mondragon teaches U.S. History to a class of juniors at United South High School in Laredo.
Ron Francis speaks at a State Board of Education meeting in September, 2018.
Marcy Emerick, an educator at Akins High School in Austin, teaches U.S. History to a class of juniors in October, 2018.
Passing period at United South High School in Laredo.

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