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To: LS

Houston Chronicle
January 13, 2009

Texas will not compete for a potential $700 million in federal grant funding for schools, Gov. Rick Perry said Wednesday, because it could give Washington too much say in deciding what the state’s students should learn.
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Texas Curriculum
January 11, 2010

In 2010, Texas school districts will be faced with new open source textbook materials,
also known as online content. The transition to digital content represents a dramatic
step forward for Texas classrooms. But the same oversight, review and regulation that
the state has always used with print materials should apply to digital and online content
as well. To continue reading, click here

Click here to learn about Innovations in Reading Instruction

Click here to learn about Publisher-Developed Instructional Programs

Click here to learn about New English as a Second Language Materials

“Open Source” Textbooks Are Reason for Grave Concern


3 posted on 03/07/2010 10:31:18 AM PST by Marty62 (former Marty60)
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To: Marty62; Liz
There are only 15 members of that board that chooses the books that end up in many schools across the US.

What do we know about them as individuals?

Soros got his Senate just by buying a few state secretaries, paying off big for him in Minnesota.

Are there any progressivist "czars" on the board, bought by Center for American Progress?

66 posted on 03/10/2010 5:30:33 PM PST by Mamzelle (On FR, watch out for the Club of late-2004)
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