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I know, it's a fairly inflammatory title, but it matches my attitude on the subject - I am fairly inflamed.
Textbook companies are cozy with state government to the detriment of our kids in local schools. Considering the state of our California budget as well as this week's "revelations" on Wall Street and their connection to the federal government, I would hope that you aren't surprised!
Folks, I believe that the state is more concerned with making life easier for the textbook companies than doing the right thing by our kids. Let me explain.
Recently, the federal government, because of NCLB, delivered an ultimatum to the state of California - all of your 8th graders need to take the same state math test. The fed didn't specify which test it should be, only that there should be only one test, and that it should align with the state content standards for 8th grade.
They finally noticed that California has no real content standards for 8th...
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