Table of Contents

Foreword by Larry Cohen
Introduction
1. Textbook Wars
2. The Law and Curricular Censorship
3. Writing and Publishing Textbooks
4. Adopting and Teaching Bad Textbooks
5. The Crumbling Core Curriculum
6. Conclusions and Recommendations
Afterword: Presidential Politics and Education Reform
Notes
Bibliography
Index

Promotional Information

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.

About the Author

Herbert N. Foerstel is a retired librarian, formerly head of branch libraries at the University of Maryland, College Park.