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September 18, 2018

Texas Board of Ed Votes to Drop Hillary Clinton, Helen Keller from Curriculum
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The Texas State Board of Education has voted in favor of removing
certain content from the required social studies curriculum in order to
"streamline" the curriculum. Historical figures that may be dropped
include deaf-blind civil rights pioneer and socialist Helen Keller, and
Hillary Clinton, the first female presidential nominee for a major
party, who both scored low on the board's grading system. The
Republican-majority board's decision will undergo a final vote in
November after a period of public response.


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