Dear Texas Board of Education,
I have substantial concerns that the social studies standards proposed by the Texas State Board of Education are not in the best interest of students and are not based on the recommendations of respected academics in the field.
These standards place our children in a predicament. The board should reassess whether these changes are in the best interest of our children.
Signed,
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