Oklahoma won’t adopt social studies textbooks with academic standards on hold

Oklahoma won’t adopt social studies textbooks with academic standards on hold

State Textbook Committee chairperson Sharon Morgan, center, speaks during a committee meeting Friday at the Oklahoma State Department of Education in Oklahoma City. (Photo by Nuria Martinez-Keel/Oklahoma Voice)OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma public schools won’t be able to adopt new social studies textbooks next year with academic standards for the subject still in flux.  The State Textbook Committee voted Friday to suspend indefinitely the social stud…

Controversial standards stall Oklahoma textbook adoption

Controversial standards stall Oklahoma textbook adoptionOklahoma has halted its social studies textbook adoption after a court blocked controversial standards that included Bible content and false election claims. Get more Oklahoma City news: Oklahoma City Free Press