Title Studied ignorance : how curricular censorship and textbook selection are dumbing down American education / Herbert N. Foerstel ; foreword by Larry Cohen.

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Description	1 online resource (xxiii, 158 pages)
Physical Medium	polychrome
Description	text file
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents	Textbook wars -- The law and curricular censorship -- Writing and publishing textbooks -- Adopting and teaching bad textbooks -- The crumbling core curriculum -- Conclusions and recommendations.
Summary	Despite concerted efforts from our educators, administrators, and government, American education continues to struggle. The author of this work argues that the decline can be traced to censored curricula, inaccurate textbooks, test-driven evaluations, and increasing poverty among the student population.
Local Note	eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America
Subject	Textbooks -- United States.
	Textbooks.
	United States.
	Publishers and publishing -- United States.
	Publishers and publishing.
	Education -- United States.
	EDUCATION -- Administration -- General.
	Education.
	EDUCATION -- Organizations & Institutions.
Genre/Form	Electronic books.
Other Form:	Print version: Foerstel, Herbert N. Studied ignorance 9781440803239 (DLC) 2013000771 (OCoLC)827781374
ISBN	9781440803246 (electronic book)
	1440803242 (electronic book)
	9781440803239
	1440803234