NEW STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION TEXTBOOK ADOPTION RULES ARE A MODEST STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION Stronger Protections Still Needed, But New Rules Could Limit Political Shenanigans FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 31, 2014 New rules approved by the State Board of Education this week are a modest but necessary step toward ensuring that decisions about […]
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