AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - The State Board of Education faces a long day with a record number of witnesses registered to speak on a proposed history and social studies curriculum.

The board is to hear from 206 people who have signed up to testify Wednesday on the much-debated curriculum. A vote later this week will set the standards for teaching history and social studies to some 4.8 million public school students for 10 years.

The standards also will be used to develop state tests and by textbook publishers who develop materials for the nation based on Texas, one of the largest markets.

Among other things, the amendments would suggest the nation's founders might not have intended a separation of church and state as it has been interpreted by the courts and that the United Nations poses a threat to individual liberties.

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