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And do we really need regional variations in math textbooks? Depends on if you trust the federal government to do a better job selecting a textbook than the st

• vitd 10y ago
  Having seen how the Texas board of education works at adding creationist and revisionist junk to science and history text books, I absolutely trust the federal government to do a better job selecting a textbook than most states.
  • bugsbunnyak 10y ago
    If a Rick Santorum or Mike Huckabee presidency would change your opinion on federal control of education, perhaps you should reevaluate the underlying principles.
• emodendroket 10y ago
  Realistically it's really whether you expect them to do a better job than major states like California and Texas. Nobody is producing a special Rhode Island edition of a textbook.
• marcosdumay 10y ago
  The federal government does not need to select those books. It can merely create a few options (from the best professionals it can find on the entire federation), and make them available for the federated entities.