The Oklahoma Board of Education has called on the legislature to change state law to allow local districts to take over control of textbook selection from a state committee. (edweek.org)
A provision in the law further diffuses the lines of authority by requiring the school board to consult with parents and teachers on the district's curriculum and mandating that classroom teachers elected by their peers be in the majority on curriculum and textbook selection committees. (educationnext.org)
If it becomes law, the proposal would make Oklahoma the first state in more than five years to switch control over textbook selection and purchase from the state to the local level, according to Gilbert T. Sewall, the director of the American Textbook Council. (edweek.org)