- 31 Jul 2006 18:14
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I doubt that it's a conspiracy. The publishers just write the least offensive book they can that meets the standards of the greatest amount of districts.
There are only a handful of textbook publishers, and Mcgraw Hill, Harcourt/Bruce and Prentice-Hall all repeat the myth, and their texts are used by most districts in Ohio. And it is safe to say most districts period, as no publisher can put up their numbers. Textbooks are politically driven, and set up to either appeal to liberalistic standards or conservative standards. It isn't that hard to do when you have 3, and at most 7, players.
I doubt that it's a conspiracy. The publishers just write the least offensive book they can that meets the standards of the greatest amount of districts.