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Texas Education Agency, Austin. – 1991
This manual on the procedures for Texas textbook coordinators is divided into eight sections. Section 1 details general information on textbook responsibilities of individuals and groups, transfers of texts from school to school, textbook funds, waivers for textbook selection, and important facts to remember--rules, deadlines, and changes. Section…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Public Schools, Resource Materials, Textbook Selection
Download full textCalifornia State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. – 1984
The California State Board of Education is responsible for adopting textbooks and instructional materials for use in kindergarten through grade eight. The purposes of the instructional materials program are to: (1) establish clear standards for the educational and social content of texbooks and instructional materials; (2) evaluate instructional…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria, Instructional Materials, State Standards
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Inc., Reston, VA. – 1984
This document is a position statement of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics on instructional materials, including textbooks. First the point is made that the content, organization, and style of instructional materials are among the most important factors influencing outcomes of school mathematics programs. Then five standards are…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Materials, Mathematics Education, Mathematics Instruction
Turner, William Lloyd – 1981
"Kentucky v. Rudasill" involves state regulation of 22 Christian schools recently established by fundamentalist churches. The schools used the "Accelerated Christian Education" curriculum; the Kentucky Department of Education refused them accreditation because they did not use state-approved textbooks or state-certified…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Elementary Secondary Education, Parochial Schools, Private Education
Delaware State Dept. of Public Instruction, Dover. – 1987
In compliance with Title 14, Section 12 of the Delaware Code, this document sets forth statewide policies and guidelines developed by the Delaware State Board of Education for selecting textbooks and other educational materials. After a brief introduction and a policy statement, recommendations are provided to local school districts for…
Descriptors: Controversial Issues (Course Content), Elementary Secondary Education, Guidelines, Instructional Material Evaluation
California State Board of Education, Sacramento. – 1983
This Invitation to Submit Materials provides an overview of the total instructional materials adoption-distribution process and specific instructions relating to initial submissions for materials to be used in California schools--kindergarten through grades 1 to 8--in the areas of art, music, bilingual and bicultural education, English as a Second…
Descriptors: Art Education, Bilingual Education, Compliance (Legal), Elementary Education
California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. Curriculum Framework and Instructional Materials Unit. – 1982
The purpose of this document is to provide reasonable, systematic standards for evaluation of instructional materials upon which evaluators may base their judgments, so that the results of the evaluation process will be as nearly consistent and therefore, as equitable, as possible. The guidelines are based on the social content requirements of the…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Altruism, Disabilities, Ecology
