Sky Arnold 8/14/24 Sky Arnold 8/14/24

State Textbook Commission rejects every proposed textbook for two high school science courses

Publishers that produce science textbooks appear to be having trouble meeting Tennessee’s new K-12 science standards.

Sky Arnold 9/6/23 Sky Arnold 9/6/23

Textbook Commission removes race and gender from science advisory panel applications

Members of the Tennessee Textbook and Instructional Materials Quality Commission unanimously voted Wednesday morning to remove race/ethnicity and gender from the applications candidates applying to serve on an advisory panel will submit.Commissioners will name that advisory panel next year to provide guidance to the board when reviewing science textbooks and instructional materials for public schools.

Sky Arnold 11/23/22 Sky Arnold 11/23/22

State Textbook Commission Member Laurie Cardoza-Moore argues for expanding the board’s role

A new state law requires Tennessee’s Textbook and Instructional Materials Quality Commission to “issue guidance” for local school districts to use when reviewing whether books in a school library are appropriate for children.Commission Member Laurie Cardoza-Moore argued the board should go beyond that at last week’s workshop meeting.