Amid growing critical race theory legislation, education experts say textbook content could be next

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

48% : The parents argued that the books should be ousted because the publisher, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, had shared blog posts about racial justice and expressed a commitment to Black Lives Matter on its website, actions they said amounted to endorsing the teaching of critical race theory in schools.
40% : The Collier County School Board eventually approved the textbooks that had sparked debate after the publisher, in a response to the board, said blog posts don't represent the entire company and that Black Lives Matter is not a political statement.

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