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A comparison of American history textbooks from Texas and California

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Tags: usa.ca, usa.tx, history, politics, education, schools, books.text, author.dana goldstein, source.the new york times, paywall.soft
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/01/12/us/texas-vs-california-history-textbooks.html

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Title
Two States. Eight Textbooks. Two American Stories.
Authors
Dana Goldstein
Published
Jan 12 2020
Word count
1975 words

3 comments

  1. kfwyre
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    If you're interested in watching a good documentary about how Texas's textbooks are developed (and the impact those decisions have outside of the state), check out The Revisionaries.

    If you're interested in watching a good documentary about how Texas's textbooks are developed (and the impact those decisions have outside of the state), check out The Revisionaries.

    10 votes
  2. zara
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    As someone who moved to Texas from California halfway through high school, I can say none of this surprises me. Although, my history teacher during my junior year in Texas was pretty good at...

    As someone who moved to Texas from California halfway through high school, I can say none of this surprises me. Although, my history teacher during my junior year in Texas was pretty good at showing the uglier sides of American history.

    7 votes
  3. krg
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    I have family in El Paso and I didn't think of them being in Texas until I saw a sex-ed pamphlet in the back of my uncle's car that advocated abstinence as safe sex.

    I have family in El Paso and I didn't think of them being in Texas until I saw a sex-ed pamphlet in the back of my uncle's car that advocated abstinence as safe sex.

    7 votes