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A little more than a decade ago, I wrote an article for this magazine about American reading habits. Another look at them seems timely.
Two States. Eight Textbooks. Two American Stories. American history textbooks can differ across the country, in ways that are shaded by partisan politics. California textbook Texas textbook ...
Mexican Americans might not recognize their cultural history as it unfolds in a new textbook proposed for Texas public schools. Chicanos are described as people who "adopted a revolutionary ...
The State Board of Education in Texas is expected to hear testimony next week from critics of a new textbook for Mexican-American studies who say the tome is riddled with mistakes and perpetrates ...
AUSTIN, TEXAS—Activists and educators on Monday called a Mexican-American studies textbook proposed for use across Texas biased and poorly researched and argued that its contents are especially ...
After the protest, set to begin at 10 a.m. in front of the Texas Education Agency building, State Board of Education members will hear public comments on the textbook called "Mexican American ...
Textbook publishers issue new editions when none are needed, “bundle” books with unnecessary supplementary material, and charge American students more than they charge students overseas for ...
The Asian American Studies Center at the University of California, Los Angeles has received $10 million in state funding for teacher training. The funds will be used to create a free online ...
Her latest book for grownups, Textbook Amy Krouse Rosenthal, makes clear that she is on a mission to extend the playfulness of kid lit to adults.