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2. 2016–17 California textbook controversy over South Asian ...

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   In 2016 and 2017, there was a significant debate on how topics related to South Asia were represented in California middle school textbooks [1] [2] [3] —a follow-up to a related set of debates that took place from 2005 to 2009. These new debates were fueled by varying religious groups who felt the 2009 changes were incorrect, or pushed ...

3. California textbook controversy over Hindu history - Wikipedia

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   A controversy in the US state of California concerning the portrayal of Hinduism in history textbooks began in 2005. The Texas-based Vedic Foundation (VF) and the Hindu Education Foundation (HEF), complained to California's Curriculum Commission, arguing that the coverage in sixth grade history textbooks of Indian history and Hinduism was biased against Hinduism; points of contention included ...

4. Pearson Education - Wikipedia

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   Pearson Education, known since 2011 as simply Pearson, is the educational publishing and services subsidiary of the international corporation Pearson plc. The subsidiary was formed in 1998, when Pearson plc acquired Simon & Schuster 's educational business and combined it with Pearson's existing education company Addison-Wesley Longman. [ 1 ...

5. Common Core - Wikipedia

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   Common Core. The Common Core State Standards Initiative, also known as simply Common Core, was a multi-state educational initiative begun in 2010 with the goal of increasing consistency across state standards, or what K–12 students throughout the United States should know in English language arts and mathematics at the conclusion of each ...

6. Lies My Teacher Told Me - Wikipedia

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   Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong is a 1995 book by James W. Loewen that critically examines twelve popular American high school history textbooks. [ 1] In the book, Loewen concludes that the textbook authors propagate false, Eurocentric, and mythologized views of American history.

7. The American People - Wikipedia

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   The American People is a history textbook published by Pearson Education Incorporated. The editors of the text are Gary B. Nash of the University of California at Los Angeles, Julie Roy Jeffrey of Goucher College, John R. Howe of the University of Minnesota, Peter J. Frederick of Wabash College, Allen F. Davis of Temple University, and Allan M. Winkler of Miami University.

8. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt - Wikipedia

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   Houghton Mifflin Harcourt ( / ˈhoʊtən /; [ 9] HOH-tən; HMH) is an American publisher of textbooks, instructional technology materials, assessments, and reference works. The company is based in the Boston Financial District. It was formerly known as Houghton Mifflin Company, but it changed its name following the 2007 acquisition of Harcourt ...

9. Primary education in the United States - Wikipedia

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   t. e. Primary education in the United States (also called elementary education) refers to the first seven to nine years [ 1][ 2] of formal education in most jurisdictions, [ 3] often in elementary schools, including middle schools. Preschool programs, which are less formal and usually not mandated by law, are generally not considered part of ...