There is a battle brewing over textbooks in Texas, and what happens in the Lone Star state may have a direct impact on what children all over the country learn about America’s heritage and basic science.
That’s because Texas is one of the world’s top textbook buyers.
Publishers draft their materials to meet Texas curriculum guidelines in an effort to sell millions of textbooks there.
Those same books are sold to school systems nationwide. This week, the Texas State Board of Education will vote on a number of suggested curriculum changes.
I talked with a panel of parents from Maryland and Virginia about some of their concerns about what’s happening in school curriculum and textbooks today. One hot topic that surfaced: the debate about whether both evolution and creationism should be taught in public schools.
For more information be sure to tune into Special Report with Bret Baier Monday night at 6 pm ET for our ongoing coverage of this story. I’ll be filing reports all week long on the “Texas Textbook Wars,” along with my colleague Brian Wilson who will be reporting from Texas.
Fox News’ Gretchen Gailey contributed to this report.