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Recently, a Kansas school board rejected textbooks from a Boston-based education company because they believed the materials were biased against Donald Trump. The $400,000 contract with Houghton Mifflin Harcourt was recommended by Derby High School teachers but was voted down by the conservative majority on the board due to concerns about diversity, equity, and inclusion statements made by the company. Board members felt that the materials did not accurately reflect Trump’s first presidency, including his travel ban and trade deals with China.
Board member Cathy Boote expressed concerns about bias of omission in the textbooks, while Michael Blankenship raised issues about a pro-Black Lives Matter statement made by the company in 2020. The rejection of the textbooks has sparked debate over the role of bias and accuracy in educational materials.
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