How Fox News is using lies to enrage Christians

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Bible-based personal finance textbook written by right-wing evangelical used in Florida schools: report - Raw Story

Eight residents of Pasco County formally objected to the "Foundations in Personal Finance" textbook by right-wing Christian finance guru Dave Ramsey, who cites biblical verses and evangelical teachings in his books and radio programs, reported the Tampa Bay Times…

https://www.rawstory.com/dave-ramsey-textbook/

Publishing company will offer free Black history e-books, especially in Florida | The Hill

A Chicago-based publishing house will offer free e-books focused on Black history after the College Board revised its Advanced Placement African American studies course earlier this month…

https://thehill.com/homenews/3845798-publishing-company-will-offer-free-black-history-e-books-especially-in-florida/

Two States. Eight Textbooks. Two American Stories - NYTimes

In a country that cannot come to a consensus on fundamental questions — how restricted capitalism should be, whether immigrants are a burden or a boon, to what extent the legacy of slavery continues to shape American life — textbook publishers are caught in the middle. On these questions and others, classroom materials are not only shaded by politics, but are also helping to shape a generation of future voters. ....
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/01/12/us/texas-vs-california-history-textbooks.html

Taxpayers Fund Creationist Textbooks for Religious Schools in New Jersey | David G. McAfee | Friendly Atheist | Patheos

As public schools in New Jersey are struggling for funding, the state’s citizens are footing the bill for Creationist “textbooks” used in private religious institutions.

http://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2018/09/21/taxpayers-fund-creationist-textbooks-for-religious-schools-in-new-jersey/

Textbooks for Homeschooling Christians Frequently Whitewash U.S. History – Friendly Atheist

One of the most popular textbooks for homeschoolers, particularly in Christian families, radically whitewashes history, according to an article by D.L. Mayfield in Sojourners.

Because when you believe all the information anyone ever needs is contained in one textbook, why put effort into writing other ones? ...

http://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2018/08/13/textbooks-for-homeschooling-christians-frequently-whitewash-u-s-history/

American Kids Are Learning Islamophobia From Their Textbooks | HuffPost

Donald Trump’s travel ban, recently upheld by the Supreme Court, is wreaking havoc on Muslim families, forcing some Americans to leave the United States for countries in the midst of devastating wars in order to reunite with loved ones. The resilience ― and, among some Americans, popularity ― of the travel ban is emblematic of how enshrined Islamophobia has become in American culture. Even our highest court of justice has endorsed a discriminatory law rooted in misconceptions about the instability, oppression and violence of the Middle East and Islamic faith....
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/opinion-levinson-islamophobia-muslims-textbooks_us_5b68a263e4b0de86f4a40f92

The Virginia GOP wants to get this creationist elected to Congress – ThinkProgress

A few years ago, Cynthia Dunbar played a central role in the great Texas textbook controversies, moving to inject creationism into the curricula and eliminate Thomas Jefferson from American history — all while blasting public schools as “tyrannical” and calling for making the judicial branch “subordinate” to Congress. Now, she’s gunning for the Republican nomination for Virginia’s 6th congressional district.....

https://thinkprogress.org/cynthia-dunbar-is-suddenly-the-favorite-for-virginia-congress-seat-ba0b2bf6e382/

Here’s how history textbooks helped perpetuate white supremacy well into the 1980s - Raw Story

Americans were steeped in "textbook racism" and white supremacy through history books used in schools for generations, according to a new analysis. ...
https://www.rawstory.com/2018/04/heres-history-textbooks-helped-perpetuate-white-supremacy-well-1980s/

How Southern socialites rewrote Civil War history - Vox

The United Daughters of the Confederacy altered the South’s memory of the Civil War.....
https://www.vox.com/videos/2017/10/25/16545362/southern-socialites-civil-war-history

New Florida Law Lets Residents Challenge School Textbooks : NPR

Keith Flaugh is a retired IBM executive living in Naples, Fla., and a man with a mission. He describes it as "getting the school boards to recognize ... the garbage that's in our textbooks." Flaugh helped found Florida Citizens' Alliance, a conservative group that fought unsuccessfully to stop Florida from signing on to Common Core educational standards. More recently, the group has turned its attention to the books being used in Florida's schools....
http://www.npr.org/2017/07/31/540041860/new-florida-law-lets-residents-challenge-school-textbooks

The Bible Will Soon Be a Textbook in Some Kentucky Public Schools

Last week, Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin signed into law a bill that would allow elective Bible courses in public schools....
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/07/02/the-bible-will-soon-be-a-textbook-in-some-kentucky-public-schools/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

Creationists attack Texas education board for trying to eliminate junk science from school textbooks

Just last month, the Texas state Board of Education was exposed for approving racist textbooks that whitewash history while shaming Latinos as “lazy drunks.” Now some BOE members are kicking their right-wing policies up a notch by renewing efforts to undermine the teaching of evolution....
http://www.rawstory.com/2016/10/creationists-attack-texas-education-board-for-trying-to-eliminate-junk-science-from-school-textbooks/

Texas Textbook Called Out As 'Racist' Against Mexican-Americans

When teachers and activists demanded schools in Texas, where more than half of the public school students are Hispanic, teach more Mexican-American studies, the State Board of Education responded by calling for more textbooks on the subject. So far, though, the only book submitted for approval has drawn fierce criticism....
http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2016/09/14/493766128/texas-textbook-called-out-as-racist-against-mexican-americans?ft=nprml&f=1001