The materials are not on the state’s list of approved science programs, which many districts will turn to as they begin their curriculum adoption process.
Hindus and others objecting to proposed history textbooks are expected to appear Thursday in Sacramento during a hearing before the State Board of Education. Critics waving protest signs showed up Tuesday outside the California Department of Education.
Two K-8 texts by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt did not comply with state's History Social Science Framework, according to Instructional Quality Commission.
For decades, the state Department of Education has provided free braille and large-print textbooks to visually impaired students. But under the new school finance law, spending authority has shifted from Sacramento to school districts, including the responsibility for choosing and purchasing general education textbooks.
