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Textbook Adoptions in the State of California
[edit]The textbooks that are adopted in California influence the textbooks available throughout the nation, due to the size of the state's market for textbooks.[1] The California State Board of Education (SBE) adopts textbooks for grades K-8 according to the basic textbook adoption process outlined in the California Education Code section 60200-60204. Prior to the 2009 temporary suspension of the SBE's responsibility to adopt instructional materials until the 2013-14 school year, primary adoptions occurred every six years for the disciplines of reading/language arts, mathematics, science, and history-social science. Primary adoptions occurred every eight years in foreign language, visual and performing arts, and health. Materials submitted for possible adoption undergo three concurrent review steps: educational content review, social content review, and public review and comment.[2]
Education Content Review
[edit]Social Content Review
[edit]All textbook submissions are reviewed to make sure they are in compliance with Education Code sections 60040–60044 as well as the document Standards for Evaluating Instructional Materials for Social Content. If the initial review finds the textbook to not be in compliance, the textbook may be revised to bring it into compliance. Otherwise it must be withdrawn.[3] A recent challenge to the social content review occurred when the 2006 adoption of history textbooks was challenged by Hindu groups who contended that adopted textbooks were biased against Hinduism.[4]
Public Review and Comment
[edit]Materials submitted by publishers for State review are distributed to a network of Learning Resources Display Centers (LRDC)[5] located throughout the state.[6] The LRDCs are open to the public for any interested party to view the materials and make recommendations to the SBE.
See Also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Sewall, Gilbert (2004). "World History Textbooks: A Review" (PDF). American Textbook Council.
- ^ "Instructional Materials Evaluation and Adoption Process". CalEdFacts. California Department of Education. Retrieved 12 October 2013.
- ^ "Instructional Materials Evaluation and Adoption". CalEdFacts. California Department of Education. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
- ^ Burress, Charles (2006-03-10). "SACRAMENTO / Hindu groups lose fight to change textbooks / But decision by state Board of Education is supported by some Hindu Americans". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
- ^ "Instructional Materials Evaluation and Adoption". CalEdFacts. California Department of Education. Retrieved 12 October 2013.
- ^ "Learning Resources Display Centers". California Department of Education. Retrieved 12 October 2013.