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Community member praises new early‑college U.S. history textbooks and urges board oversight after prior controversial adoption
Summary
Andy Shea, chair of the Whitney Foundation and an ABC parent, thanked the board for adopting new U.S. history textbooks for early‑college programs and urged board oversight, saying last year’s adoption of 'A Patriot’s History of the United States' caused concern among students and parents.
Andy Shea, a parent and the new chair of the Whitney Foundation, praised the board for adopting new U.S. history textbooks written by authors from several major universities for use in the early‑college program and urged greater board oversight of materials used in classes taught by Cerritos College instructors.
Shea said the prior early‑college adoption of A Patriot's…
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