BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Alabama State Board of Education recently punted on deciding what social studies textbooks public school students would soon use, delaying a vote indefinitely.

Board members this week told Alabama Daily News concerns about content, gaps in the adoption process and confusion over public access to the books lead to the delay.

The pause pushes back a tight schedule for local school systems to choose and then buy new social studies textbooks until the board approves a state list, even though the new standards take effect next August.

The vote to approve a list of recommended textbooks for local schools to choose from had been scheduled for Nov. 14 but was removed from the agenda before the meeting began. Superintendent Eric Mackey said the days leading up to the meeti

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