Alabama State Board of Education members clash over delayed social studies textbook vote

By: Andrea Tinker

Outlets: Alabama Reflector

Published: February 16, 2026

Words: 1,163

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 1 day ago

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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.

“We are back on not the original plan, which was, of course, to vote in November, but we’re on plan B, …

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