Florida Officials Reject 35 Percent of Social Studies Textbooks Submitted to State Department of Education

Of the 66 books approved, nearly 50 were forced to undergo edits to sections on racial justice in order to be allowed.A close-up image of an opened book in front of a blurred bookshelf filled with books in the background.Getty Images Officials in the Florida Department of Education (FDOE) have rejected dozens of social studies and history textbooks that were submitted for consideration for use by school districts, claiming that the books violate recently-implemented state standards.

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