AUSTIN, Texas (AP) —
The state attorney general says Texas' often-controversial Board of Education can't tell local school districts what textbooks to adopt for their classrooms.
Republican Ken Paxton stated in an opinion Friday that the Legislature hasn't delegated such authority and "a rule doing so would likely exceed" the board's power.
Its 15 members sanction textbooks for use statewide in a process that's often marred by ideological fights over evolution and climate change. Texas has 5.2 million public school students, a textbook market so large that it can affect classroom materials published for other states.
But in 2011, the Legislature approved a law allowing school districts to adopt classroom materials that haven't won board approval.
Relatively few have taken advantage. Still, Republican board member Barbara Cargill asked Paxton for clarification— prompting the opinion.
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Texas AG: Board of Ed can't control local textbook adoption
- Friday, 04 December 2015 22:41
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