textbooks

The sun sets behind pumpjacks on Sept. 15, 2021, in the oilfields of Penwell, Texas.

Texas pushes some textbook publishers to remove material on fossil fuels

2:09pm November 18, 2023

by The Associated Press

Texas' education board called on some publishers to remove material that some Republicans criticized as incorrect or negative portrayals of fossil fuels in the biggest oil and gas state.

A textbook published by Hodder Education asks students whether treatment of Native Americans was "exaggerated." The textbook is no longer being sold, Hodder said.

Education

Textbook that asked if treatment of Native Americans was 'exaggerated' is recalled

12:48pm October 26, 2021

by Deepa Shivaram

Hodder Education, the publisher of the textbook, said it was removing the book from sale and would conduct a review of the content.

Education

NC Schools In Limbo Between Textbook Shortages And Promises Of A Digital Future

5:32am December 21, 2017

by Keri Brown

Schools across North Carolina are struggling to provide enough textbooks for students. Funding for the materials tanked during the recession and haven't reached those same levels since. At the same time, educators are in limbo to meet the state's push for a digital future.

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A new Florida state law allows parents, and any residents, to challenge the use of textbooks and instructional materials they find objectionable via an independent hearing.

New Florida Law Lets Residents Challenge School Textbooks

9:27am July 31, 2017

by Greg Allen

The new bill was pushed by a conservative group critical of the way evolution, climate change and government were being taught in Florida schools.

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Example #3: This book, from Jamaica, looks at the science of climate change.

Grading The World's Textbooks: Making Progress But Needs Improvement

3:02pm December 20, 2016

by Diane Cole

A UNESCO survey shows that school books often minimize, brush aside or misrepresent important issues, from gender equality to environmental protection.

Critics voice concern over this proposed Mexican-American heritage textbook. Some scholars on in the subject say that the textbook, "Mexican American Heritage," is riddled with factual errors, is missing content and promotes racism and culturally offensiv

Texas Textbook Called Out As 'Racist' Against Mexican-Americans

3:16pm September 14, 2016

by Laura Isensee

Professors, activists and students alike are calling for the Texas School Board not to approve a textbook many find offensive.

Jonathan Franzen, pictured here at The New Yorker Festival Fiction Night in 2009, won the National Book Award for his third novel, The Corrections.

Books
Arts

Book News: Jonathan Franzen's New Novel Poised For September Release

7:38am June 19, 2015

by Colin Dwyer

The book, titled Purity, promises an expansive sprawl and familiar themes, but also a few stylistic experiments. Meanwhile, Texas gears up for a hearing and final vote on much-debated textbooks.

Young schoolgirls receive new notebooks and textbooks at a refugee camp in Muzaffarabad, Pakistan. Many girls in Pakistan still don't receive an education.

See Priya Cook: Gender Bias Pervades Textbooks Worldwide

11:07am April 19, 2015

by Maanvi Singh

In almost every corner of the world, women are either completely written out of school books, or they're portrayed in stereotypical, subservient roles, a report says. What will it take to fix this?

Texas Education Panel OKs New History, Social Studies Textbooks

4:46pm November 21, 2014

by Krishnadev Calamur

The 10-5 vote in the Republican-controlled panel was along party lines. The outcome is significant because Texas with it 5 million students has a large impact on the national textbook market.