texas textbook psa
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- 1. Every ten years, the textbook curriculum for a variety of
publishing companies is revised
- 2. What you may not know,
is that these revisions
are based upon the curriculum standards
set by the largest consumer - 3. http://www.tcotreport.com/texas.jpg
- 4. Texas has a $22 billioneducation fund and distributes
a
staggering 48 million textbooksannually - 5.
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- 7. These books will be distributed to children,
Kindergarten through 12thgrade,
for the next ten years
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- 8. Largely religious and
Ultra - conservative
Texas State Board of Education - 9.
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- 10. The Board members vote for the standards
But WE vote for the Board
WE have the last word - 11. You hold the power to personally impact a national
issue
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