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The language police
how pressure groups restrict what children learn
By Ravitch, Diane
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-37541-482-4
- Publisher
- New York : Knopf, 2003.
REVIEWS
Library Journal
Reviewed on May 15, 2003
In this troubling account, Ravitch (education, NYU) explores a contentious topic: publishers succumbing to political interests and thus producing bland, geographically indistinguishable, and historically inaccurate textbooks and test questions for use in American schools. Ravitch recounts her own experiences as a member of a federal testing board charged with developing test questions for a standardized test. Because publishers are aware that legal challenges can hurt sales, t...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
