Contrast this reality with the current debate over what to teach Texas students about climate change he rages in the state board of education, a body with special authority to decide not only what students in Texas learn, but also in other states. The board is considering what science textbooks eighth graders in Texas can get. Since the board approves which books can be used in the vast state, it can affect the national textbook market. State curriculum standards require only that textbooks state that human activities "may" affect the climate. Since the adoption of these standards, the council has moved further to the right.

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