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Sep 17, 2025 The Education Department partnered with conservative groups for patriotism and liberty programming Tier 1 · Primary Information, Memory and Manipulation
The partnership raised concerns that public education channels were being used to promote a narrow ideological narrative.
Independently corroborated by5 independent news desks
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- Education Department Partners with Conservative Groups for Programming — The Education Department announced a partnership with conservative organizations to provide educational programming on patriotism and liberty.
Verified: Tier 1 primary record
Week 35 – 2025-09-13–2025-09-19
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Jun 29, 2025 Oklahoma officials moved to teach Trump's election falsehoods in public schools Tier 1 · Primary Information, Memory and Manipulation
The plan would place partisan misinformation inside public education and weaken democratic literacy about elections.
Independently corroborated by1 independent news desk
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- Oklahoma set to teach Trump's election lies in public schools — Oklahoma is reportedly planning to incorporate teachings of Trump's election falsehoods into its public school curriculum.
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Verified: Tier 1 primary record
Week 24 – 2025-06-28–2025-07-04
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May 29, 2025 Oklahoma State Superintendent Ryan Walters installed a social studies curriculum that included 2020 election conspiracy theories and Christian nationalist themes Tier 1 · Primary Information, Memory and Manipulation
The curriculum used state education power to embed disputed political narratives into public instruction and civic memory.
Independently corroborated by2 independent news desks
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- Oklahoma State Superintendent installs controversial curriculum — Oklahoma State Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters has implemented a new social studies curriculum that includes conspiracy theories about the 2020 election and elements of Christian nationalism.
Verified: Tier 1 primary record
Week 19 – 2025-05-24–2025-05-30
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Mar 25, 2025 The Texas Senate advanced bills on school prayer, Ten Commandments displays, book control, anti-LGBTQ teaching limits, and library penalties Tier 1 · Primary Civil Rights and Dissent
The bills would narrow pluralism in public education and use state power to restrict expression, identity, and access to books.
Independently corroborated by3 independent news desks
Supporting reportingSurfacings — do not carry alone
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- Texas lawmakers advance bill criminalizing assignment of certain literature — Texas lawmakers have advanced SB 412, a bill that would make it a crime for teachers and librarians to assign or provide books containing sexually explicit content, punishable by up to 10 years in prison.
- Texas Senate alters book selection process for school libraries — The Texas Senate has passed SB 13, which changes the process for selecting books in school libraries, transferring authority from trained librarians to school boards.
- Texas Senate mandates display of Ten Commandments in classrooms — The Texas Senate has passed SB 10, which requires all classrooms to display a copy of the Ten Commandments.
Verified: Tier 1 primary record
Week 10 – 2025-03-22–2025-03-28
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