Florida’s state education agency rejected dozens of math textbooks this past spring because, officials contended, they contained common-core learning standards or violated a state law that prohibits ...
Most of my memories from middle and high school math involve using a textbook: “Turn to page 237 and complete problems 2-20 even.” This was not a particularly engaging or empowering way for me to ...
After a delay of nearly a week, the Florida Department of Education has released examples that it says backs up its rejection of dozens of math textbooks because they contained questions and exercises ...
Earlier this year, the Seattle School Board changed the kind of math textbooks used in our elementary schools, selecting texts intended to be used with explicit instruction. Under explicit instruction ...
Seattle public high schools this fall will use new math textbooks that have stirred controversy for their less-traditional teaching methods. The Seattle Public Schools Board of Directors on Wednesday ...
After rejecting dozens of math textbooks this month for containing “prohibited topics” that included references to critical race theory, the Florida Department of Education left public elementary ...
The Florida Department of Education announced Friday the state has rejected more than 50 math textbooks from next school year’s curriculum, citing references to critical race theory among reasons for ...
When the Florida Department of Education announced it was rejecting 54 math textbooks, it pointed to a “thorough review” process that found more than half of those books included “prohibited topics,” ...
South Florida schools may have to scramble to purchase new math textbooks after the state rejected some of their selections, saying the books may contain material that’s unsuitable for the state’s ...
To explain its puzzling rejection of dozens of textbooks, the state released 6,000 pages of comments, revealing an often confusing and divisive process. By Dana Goldstein and Stephanie Saul It was the ...