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TX.TEKS.EthnicStudies
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) for Social Studies · Ethnic Studies · Grade 9-12
Texas Ethnic Studies Elective Courses — TEKS-Based Course Sequence
Texas offers four State Board of Education-approved ethnic studies elective courses for high school students, each adopted separately: Mexican American Studies (2018, first such course in the nation), African American Studies (2020), Asian American Studies (2024), and American Indian/Native Studies (renewed June 2025 by 9-4 SBOE vote). All four courses cover history, geography, economics, government, citizenship, culture, and science and technology through the lens of each community. These are elective courses; Texas has no statewide ethnic studies graduation requirement. Combined enrollment grew from ~6,500 to ~21,000 students between 2018 and 2024.
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