Alabama State Board of Education delays textbook vote amid board members’ questions

Textbooks are seen in the Gordon Persons Building in downtown Montgomery, Alabama on Monday, May 15, 2023. The Alabama State Board of Education has delayed a vote on new textbooks after at least two members raised concerns about the content in social studies textbooks. (Todd Van Emst for Alabama Reflector)

The Alabama State Board of Education will not vote on recommended social studies and arts education textbooks at its monthly meeting Thursday, and it’s unclear when the vote will take place.

At least two members of the board have criticized the content of the social studies textbooks, which pushed a vote on the textbooks off the November agenda…

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