Left to right: Alabama State Board of Education Members, Tonya Chestnut, Jackie Zeigler, Allen Long and Wayne Reynolds listen during a debate over regarding social studies textbooks on Feb. 12, 2026. (Andrea Tinker/Alabama Reflector)
Alabama State Schools Superintendent Eric Mackey Thursday gave members of the Alabama State Board of Education four options to resolve a long-delayed decision on social studies textbooks.
Vote on recommendations made in a state textbook committee report; amend the report; vote on individual sections of the report, or delay a decision until 2027…