Category Archives: Textbooks

Marion County to review and approve textbooks on their own

Posted on September 24, 2017 by Brandon Haught

There’s a new wrinkle in the Florida instructional materials world. We already know that the Florida Department of Education is in the process of reviewing and approving new science textbooks that school districts could then pick from to purchase for … Continue reading →

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Get to work! It’s science textbook review time!

Posted on August 31, 2017 by Brandon Haught

The Florida Department of Education has now issued a “Call for Reviewers Invitation for Science.” Every year the FDOE reviews and approves a list of recommended textbooks for that year’s academic subject. Last year it was Social Studies. This year … Continue reading →

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The Heartland Institute, Truth in Textbooks, and Time magazine are interested in Florida

Posted on August 28, 2017 by Brandon Haught

The interest in Florida’s new textbook law might have faded into the background lately but today it’s jumped back into the spotlight with a vengeance. The Heartland Institute, the purveyor of climate change denial nonsense, is definitely aware of what’s … Continue reading →

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Truth in Textbooks?

Posted on July 18, 2017 by Brandon Haught

Before I do a news roundup of all the articles published about the horrible new Florida instructional materials law, it’s important to note that this issue will only get more heated throughout the year. The Department of Education will soon … Continue reading →

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And the next county on the terrible textbook tour is …

Posted on June 5, 2017 by Brandon Haught

I’ve already pointed out that Collier County is the main hotbed of textbook unrest in Florida. That’s the home of Florida Citizens’ Alliance, the group that authored and supported the passage through our state legislature of the instructional materials bill … Continue reading →

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Collier County: the epicenter of textbook calamity

Posted on June 1, 2017 by Brandon Haught

Fresh off their success in the Florida legislature where their instructional materials bill passed, the Florida Citizens’ Alliance is now causing migraine headaches on their home turf: Group sues Collier County schools over textbook selection — Three parents sued the Collier … Continue reading →

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New textbook selection process now law

Posted on May 28, 2011 by Brandon Haught

Textbook selection committees from across the state are now history in Florida. It will now be up to three appointed “experts” to decide what textbooks will be approved for use in our classrooms. I completely agree with the opinion of: … Continue reading →

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Textbook selection process to change?

Posted on May 19, 2011 by Brandon Haught

Hmmmm … did this slip by everyone unnoticed until now? And even now there is only one reporter on the story so far. This seems like a rather significant change, don’t you think? Florida Textbook Adoption Process May Be In … Continue reading →

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