http://unmarried.org/blog/2009/08/31/back-to-school-part-2-texts-need-critical-reading/ Wed, 18 Jan 2012 05:28:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://unmarried.org/blog/2009/08/31/back-to-school-part-2-texts-need-critical-reading/comment-page-1/#comment-6858 Nicky Sat, 05 Sep 2009 02:57:05 +0000 http://unmarried.org/blog/?p=308#comment-6858 This is a really excellent point, thank you Jenny! State education departments are increasingly requiring marriage education in schools, often mandated by state laws. Back in February an AtMP member sought our help to protest a mandate like this in VA. I'd love to know more about the size of this trend, and strategize about whether we can develop a programmatic response. If you have more ideas about it please stay in touch! This is a really excellent point, thank you Jenny! State education departments are increasingly requiring marriage education in schools, often mandated by state laws. Back in February an AtMP member sought our help to protest a mandate like this in VA. I’d love to know more about the size of this trend, and strategize about whether we can develop a programmatic response. If you have more ideas about it please stay in touch!

]]> http://unmarried.org/blog/2009/08/31/back-to-school-part-2-texts-need-critical-reading/comment-page-1/#comment-6853 Jenny Tue, 01 Sep 2009 02:12:04 +0000 http://unmarried.org/blog/?p=308#comment-6853 You'll need to send similar messages to the state education departments and school boards as well because they are the ones who buy the books. At the end of the day, textbook publishers only publish what their customers will buy. And textbook authors will only write what the publishers will pay them to write. Contacting the authors about this seems like a strike at a too-easy target as the authors are typically the party with the least amount of power in the publishing chain. It's the state education depts, especially in the larger states like Texas, who call the shots in textbook publishing. You’ll need to send similar messages to the state education departments and school boards as well because they are the ones who buy the books. At the end of the day, textbook publishers only publish what their customers will buy. And textbook authors will only write what the publishers will pay them to write. Contacting the authors about this seems like a strike at a too-easy target as the authors are typically the party with the least amount of power in the publishing chain. It’s the state education depts, especially in the larger states like Texas, who call the shots in textbook publishing.

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