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[–] drislands@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

From the article:

Among the reasons the board rejected books: They had too much information about the climate crisis; they were published by companies with environmentally friendly policies; they portrayed fossil fuel use in an insufficiently positive light, potentially harming the state’s economy; and they included teachings about evolution but not creationism.

With this information, I sincerely doubt the board was finding honest problems with the texts. They rejected textbooks because they didn't include creationism -- there clearly isn't any legitimate desire for science.