Texas to spend $8 million to fix errors in controversial Bluebonnet curriculum in school

It’s been known for months that there are errors in the curriculum, but now we’re learning it’ll cost millions of taxpayer dollars to fix. Millions in taxpayer dollars to fund curriculum updatesMore than $8 million of taxpayer money will be spent to fix thousands of errors related to the Texas education agency’s controversial bluebonnet curriculum, according to a contract provided to FOX 4 by the state board of education’s Vice Chair Pam Little. "I just think that this is a cost that we really didn’t need to have," said Little. "My background is educational publishing and never have I ever seen a program come with this many errors."The Texas state legislature approved the curriculum in 2023. It drew criticism because parts of the curriculum incorporate lessons drawn from bible stories.Thousands of typos and copyright issues uncoveredIt’s not required to learn in all Texas school districts, but it’s incentivized as districts get $60 per student. Roughly a quarter of Texas school distric
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