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Wednesday, April 21, 2010

ACLU: Stop extremist takeover of textbooks.

ACLU: Stop extremist takeover of textbooks.

Here are some of the proposed rule changes:

Rule Section Number: §113.44(c)(1) Read about this section»

Concern: This rule is intended to promote the idea that there is no historical separation of church and state.

Rule Section Number: §113.41(c)(17) Read about this section»

Concern: This amendment is designed to portray social reforms as having unintended negative consequences.

Rule Section Number: §113.41(c)(9) Read about this section»

Concern: The Board wants to portray the historic efforts to extend rights to those who have been denied them as nothing more than a gift from the majority, while downplaying the social movements that truly caused these changes. In addition, the Board is attempting to portray the Democrats as the party of bigotry.

Rule Section Number: §113.20(b)(7) Read about this section»

Concern: The Board is trying to downplay the role slavery played as a contributing factor to the cause of the Civil War.

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