U. Dallas becomes first in nation to grant credit for Classical Baccalaureate, alternative to AP

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This June, the Texas State Board of Education adopted new social studies standards and a required literature reading list for its public schools. These changes follow Texas’s 2024 release of its “Bluebonnet” curriculum, a package of instructional resources for elementary school, which sparked controversy over the inclusion of Bible stories in the reading materials. Bible stories, canonical books, and “patriotic” social studies standards have each invited familiar charges of culture-war excess Read More

Doctrinaire Humbug for UVA First-Years

by the Jefferson Council Every incoming student in UVA’s College of Arts Sciences is required to take four two-credit “Engagements” courses their first year — eight credits total, out of roughly 30 a first-year typically completes. It isn’t optional. It’s a graduation requirement, built into the College Curriculum that replaced UVA’s older general education []

Texas just required Bible readings in school. Here’s why that’s a good thing

The Texas State Board of Education voted to approve new required reading for students in its public school system Friday. Critics have denounced the curriculum change, which includes Bible passages, as a violation of the First Amendment, but state law and legal precedent allow Texas to go through with it. In recent years, the Texas []

Texas approves proposal that makes Bible stories required reading

The Texas State Board of Education approved a proposal that will include Biblical teaching in lists of required reading for students in K-12. CNN'S Ed Lavandera reports. #texas #boardofeducation #cnn

The Debtor’s Bench

Judge Beryl A. Howell of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia recently ruled that the U.S. Department of Education (ED) must use a broader definition of “professional degrees” when determining eligibility for federal student loans. Practically, this means that students in a broad array of professions will have looser loan limits: the [] The post The Debtor’s Bench appeared first on Minding The Campus.