Textbooks targeted to region

This comparison of textbooks summarized in the NYTimes reveals the degree to which the states influence textbook content (Texas and California). Even the same history textbook from the same company differs in how key passages related to politically sensitive issues are described. For example, when explaining the Bill of Rights, the California textbook notes that article two allows for some regulations on ownership and this comment is missing in the Texas version.

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