Michael Phillips

The demands Texas makes of textbook publishers matter, as PBS reported a decade ago.

The demands Texas makes of textbook publishers matter, as PBS reported a decade ago.

This is how Kobe Burin ended up with the World Geography textbook that used the word workers to describe chattel slaves. Kathy Miller of the anti-censorship group Texas Freedom Network said, quote, Those serious about education aren't laughing, however.

This is how Kobe Burin ended up with the World Geography textbook that used the word workers to describe chattel slaves. Kathy Miller of the anti-censorship group Texas Freedom Network said, quote, Those serious about education aren't laughing, however.

This is how Kobe Burin ended up with the World Geography textbook that used the word workers to describe chattel slaves. Kathy Miller of the anti-censorship group Texas Freedom Network said, quote, Those serious about education aren't laughing, however.

In 2018, the state board removed Hillary Clinton, the first woman to be presidential nominee of a major political party, from the list of major historical figures Texas students must learn about. A decision later reversed after embarrassing news coverage.

In 2018, the state board removed Hillary Clinton, the first woman to be presidential nominee of a major political party, from the list of major historical figures Texas students must learn about. A decision later reversed after embarrassing news coverage.

In 2018, the state board removed Hillary Clinton, the first woman to be presidential nominee of a major political party, from the list of major historical figures Texas students must learn about. A decision later reversed after embarrassing news coverage.

In 2010, the board mandated that textbooks depict the Civil War as primarily a struggle over states' rights and not slavery, a choice that was later modified in 2018 to return slavery as the primary cause, but still maintained that, quote, states' rights and sexualism were key contributing factors.

In 2010, the board mandated that textbooks depict the Civil War as primarily a struggle over states' rights and not slavery, a choice that was later modified in 2018 to return slavery as the primary cause, but still maintained that, quote, states' rights and sexualism were key contributing factors.

In 2010, the board mandated that textbooks depict the Civil War as primarily a struggle over states' rights and not slavery, a choice that was later modified in 2018 to return slavery as the primary cause, but still maintained that, quote, states' rights and sexualism were key contributing factors.

Approved books still tell students that segregated black schools in the Jim Crow era, quote, had similar buildings, buses, and teachers as white schools, maintaining a hint of the separate but equal logics that upheld segregation. One textbook included a cartoon in which a space alien lands on Earth and asks if he's eligible for affirmative action programs.

Approved books still tell students that segregated black schools in the Jim Crow era, quote, had similar buildings, buses, and teachers as white schools, maintaining a hint of the separate but equal logics that upheld segregation. One textbook included a cartoon in which a space alien lands on Earth and asks if he's eligible for affirmative action programs.

Approved books still tell students that segregated black schools in the Jim Crow era, quote, had similar buildings, buses, and teachers as white schools, maintaining a hint of the separate but equal logics that upheld segregation. One textbook included a cartoon in which a space alien lands on Earth and asks if he's eligible for affirmative action programs.

Students can get dramatically different versions of American history based on which state they attend schools. A New York Times comparison of textbooks used in California and Texas showed that both versions of the same history textbook include an annotated Bill of Rights.

Students can get dramatically different versions of American history based on which state they attend schools. A New York Times comparison of textbooks used in California and Texas showed that both versions of the same history textbook include an annotated Bill of Rights.

Students can get dramatically different versions of American history based on which state they attend schools. A New York Times comparison of textbooks used in California and Texas showed that both versions of the same history textbook include an annotated Bill of Rights.

In reference to the Second Amendment, however, the California textbook notes that several federal court rulings have allowed regulation of gun sales and ownership. The Texas version of the same book replaces this commentary with a, quote, blank white space, as the New York Times reported.

In reference to the Second Amendment, however, the California textbook notes that several federal court rulings have allowed regulation of gun sales and ownership. The Texas version of the same book replaces this commentary with a, quote, blank white space, as the New York Times reported.

In reference to the Second Amendment, however, the California textbook notes that several federal court rulings have allowed regulation of gun sales and ownership. The Texas version of the same book replaces this commentary with a, quote, blank white space, as the New York Times reported.