VIRGINIA BOARD OF EDUCATION SETS TIMELINE FOR COMPLETION OF STATE’S NEW HISTORY CURRICULUM
September 22, 2022 | Virginia
According to an article on WRIC.com, the Virginia Board of Education has set a timeline for the completion of the state’s new history curriculum, but some members of the board have raised objections over new perspectives on history.
The Board of Education, which now has a majority of members appointed by Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin, voted to delay the implementation of the new curriculum. Board President Daniel Gecker said at a Wednesday meeting, that the board now plans to approve the final form in January 2023 — just two months after the original deadline in November of this year.
Gecker, an appointee of ex-governor Ralph Northam, also addressed concerns that the board had meddled with the curriculum for political reasons.
“The comments that we are changing or not teaching all history are not correct,” Gecker said. “The process we’ve been involved in now has been strictly related to what the document looks like, the form of the document….(Excerpt from Shore Daily News)
