Social Studies TEKS Review Work Group Drafts

Social studies TEKS review feedback will be accepted in response to Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) work group drafts throughout the review and revision process. Comments on drafts will help to inform future work groups' recommendations.

When providing specific comments and recommendations for a work group, please identify the work group in the subject line of the email. For example, in the subject line, please indicate "Social Studies TEKS Review Work Group C Feedback." Please submit comments to TEA at teks@tea.texas.gov. 

Work Group E: Ethnic Studies convened for a series of meetings in June and July 2022 to make recommendations for revisions to the African American Studies and Mexican American Studies courses. The work group has also drafted TEKS for two new courses, Asian American Studies and American Indian/Native Studies. Click on the item to download the PDF.

• Work Group E Draft Recommendations (PDF, 2,392 KB)

Work Group D Draft Recommendations: Kindergarten–Grade 8

Work Group D convened in June and July 2022 for a series of meetings to make recommendations for revisions to the TEKS for kindergarten–grade 8. Click on the item to download the PDF.

• Work Group D Draft Recommendations (PDF, 2,157 KB)

The following document was prepared by the work group to show the alignment between the current TEKS for Texas history in grades 4 and 7 and the draft recommendations.

• Work Group D Texas History Alignment (PDF, 1,004 KB)

Work Group B convened for a series of meetings from April through July 2022 to develop student expectations (SEs) for social studies practices that would replace the social studies skills SEs in the current TEKS. The social studies practices SEs are organized in a standalone strand and differentiated by grade bands: kindergarten–grade 2, grades 3–5, grades 6–8, and grades 9–12. The practices would be integrated into the beginning of the TEKS (knowledge and skills statements 1 and 2) for each grade level/course. Click on the item to download the PDF.

• Work Group B Draft Recommendations (PDF, 217 KB)

Work Groups A and C: Draft Recommendations

Work groups A and C have completed draft recommendations for revisions to the TEKS for 11 existing high school social studies courses:

Additionally, Work Group C has proposed a new high school social studies special topics course titled Independent Study in Social Studies.

Work Group A completed draft recommendations for the economics and personal financial literacy courses in March 2022. In June, Work Group C completed draft recommendations for the other nine courses with the exception of World History Studies. The world history work group reconvened later in June 2022 to finish its draft recommendations. Click on the item to download the PDF.

• Work Group A and C Draft Recommendations – Updated July 2022 (PDF, 3,147KB)

Work Group C: Working Documents

Work Group C met in February and March 2022 to begin developing recommendations for revisions to the TEKS for Grade 8 and selected high school courses. Work Group C’s drafts are working documents and not yet final. Recommendations for changes to the TEKS are still under consideration by the work group and subject to change. The work group will reconvene at a later date to finalize its draft recommendations. Click on the item to download the PDF.

• U.S. History Studies Since 1877 (PDF, 1,438KB)
• World History Studies (PDF, 1,428KB)
• World Geography Studies (PDF, 1,235KB)
• U.S. Government (PDF, 781KB)
• Psychology and Sociology (PDF, 1,406KB)
• Special Topics in Social Studies (PDF, 1,351KB)

Work Group A: Draft Recommendations for Additional Courses

Work Group A met in February and March 2022 to develop recommendations for revisions to the TEKS for three additional high school social studies courses: Economics with Emphasis on the Free Enterprise System and Its Benefits; Personal Financial Literacy; and Advanced Economics Studies. Click on the item to download the PDF.

• Work Group A Draft Recommendations–March 2022 (PDF, 1,213KB)

Work Group A: Final Recommendations for New Personal Financial Literacy and Economics Course

Work Group A met in February and March 2022 to address feedback and finalize their recommendations. Click on the item to download the PDF.

• Work Group A Final Recommendations (PDF, 277KB)

Work Group A: Personal Financial Literacy and Economics

Work Group A met in January 2022 to make recommendations in response to Senate Bill (SB) 1063 from the 87th Texas Legislative Session. SB 1063 requires the State Board of Education to adopt TEKS for a new combined personal financial literacy and economics course that may fulfill a student's graduation requirement for economics. Click on the item to download the PDF.

• Work Group A Draft Recommendations (PDF, 264KB)