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Thread #146933   Message #3403931
Posted By: Bill D
13-Sep-12 - 11:50 AM
Thread Name: BS: Trouble in Democratopia
Subject: RE: BS: Trouble in Democratopia
"Why do they buy Right Wing text books for Democratopia?"

Well, ONE major reason is that Texas, one of the largest consumers of textbooks, spends a lot of time and effort lobbying textbook distributors.


Texas Conservatives Win Curriculum Change

"After three days of turbulent meetings, the Texas Board of Education on Friday approved a social studies curriculum that will put a conservative stamp on history and economics textbooks, stressing the superiority of American capitalism, questioning the Founding Fathers' commitment to a purely secular government and presenting Republican political philosophies in a more positive light..............The board, whose members are elected, has influence beyond Texas because the state is one of the largest buyers of textbooks."

Yes, it is possible to tailor books to individual states, but doing this digitally is a lot of work for both authors and states, and many, many places just take what is offered.


here is a Google search on Texas + textbooks
http://www.google.com/search?client=opera&q=texas+textbooks&sourceid=opera&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&channel=suggest<