Texas schools to teach Israel was founded in ‘ancestral homeland of the Jews’
PJTN's Laurie Cardoza-Moore urged greater emphasis on America’s Judeo-Christian roots and questioned the Muslim advocacy group’s participation in education hearings.
Texas education officials have approved modifications to state social studies standards that will require teaching about the origins of Israel as the "ancestral homeland of the Jews," according to the Texas State Board of Education's adoption of recommendations from a pro-Israel advocacy group. The changes, mandated to be implemented in 2030, will emphasize Judeo-Christian traditions' influence on American history and the establishment of Israel in 1948.
The Texas State Board of Education's vote, 8-4, came after testimony from Laurie Cardoza-Moore, the president of Proclaiming Justice to the Nations, who challenged the inclusion of the Council on American-Islamic Relations in the curriculum due to the organization's designation as a foreign terrorist organization by Texas Governor Greg Abbott.
Cardoza-Moore argued that understanding Judeo-Christian history and values is essential to the American educational system.
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