This week marks a turning point in Texas history and in the future of our nation’s children.
The State Board of Education has officially passed the Comprehensive 3-5-1 Model — the only framework that ensures our kids will learn the true story of freedom: where it began, how it grew, and how Texas stands as its greatest embodiment.
For too long, Texas students have been fed disconnected snapshots of history, stripped of context and meaning, with no understanding of the history that proves American Exceptionalism.
Now, Texas children will finally be taught history chronologically as the unfolding story of mankind’s struggle for liberty — prehistory to the ideas of Greece, Rome, and Jerusalem, through the brilliance of the Enlightenment, to our Founders’ bold creation of the greatest nation on earth, and ultimately, to Texas’s unmatched role in defending and advancing those ideals.
This is not just about pedagogy, structure or curriculum. This is the foundation of patriotism.
Texas students will now learn the “why” behind America’s greatness and Texas’s exceptional place within it. They will see the battles for freedom across time, the sacrifices made, and the blessings we inherited and enjoy today.
Chairman Aaron Kinsey and Social Studies Ad Hoc Committee Chairwoman Audrey Young deserve tremendous thanks for their courage, vision, and unwavering commitment to bringing forth the most patriotic, comprehensive, and historically sound history framework ever approved in Texas.
We also thank every SBOE member who voted for the Comprehensive 3-5-1 Model, and every Texan who testified, prayed, called, and stood tall in this fight. Together, we secured a victory that will shape generations.
We thank the members, Keven Ellis, LJ Francis, Brandon Hall, Will Hickman, Tom Maynard, and Julie Pickren for voting for the 3-5-1 Model!
Today, we celebrate. Tomorrow, we continue the work to ensure this framework is implemented with strength, fidelity, and conviction.
Texas has once again led the way. By passing the Comprehensive 3-5-1, we have guaranteed that Texas students will carry forward a deep understanding of America’s greatness, Texas’s unmatched role in freedom’s story, and their own responsibility to defend liberty for the generations to come.