California is the largest school textbook market in the U.S. Budget issues in California, though, have forced a moratorium on the purchases of new textbooks, leading Texas (the second largest market) to take the lead to establish content in new editions.
The California State Senate voted 25-5 on Friday to "(ensure) that California students will not end up being taught with Texas standards."
The S.B. 1451 measure – approved on a bipartisan vote of 25-5 – requires California's Board of Education to examine and report any discrepancies between the new Texas standards and California's standards. "At that point," (bill author, Sen. Leland) Yee told Raw Story, "we will make it very, very clear that we won't accept textbooks that minimize the contributions of minorities and propagate the close connection between church and state." (Link)
The bill will need to be approved by the California Assembly before it's routed to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. The governor hasn't announced whether he would sign the bill into law.
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