http://educationnext.org/when-it-comes-to-supporting-nclb-it%e2%80%99s-the-way-you-ask-the-question-that-counts/ Education Next is a journal of opinion and research about education policy. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 23:29:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://educationnext.org/when-it-comes-to-supporting-nclb-it%e2%80%99s-the-way-you-ask-the-question-that-counts/comment-page-1/#comment-193 Al Rode Tue, 15 Sep 2009 03:02:01 +0000 http://educationnext.org/?p=49629340#comment-193 I agree with your prediction, but until textbook publishers are made accountable you will see little improvement in test scores. Probably 90% of math and science instruction is from textbooks. Districts are powerless too adopt any textbooks other than what is on the DOE's list of promising and exemplary programs. The most protected, self-serving, inferior industry in the US are textbook publishers. School reform is expensive, pointless, and a terrible waste of effort. I agree with your prediction, but until textbook publishers are made accountable you will see little improvement in test scores. Probably 90% of math and science instruction is from textbooks. Districts are powerless too adopt any textbooks other than what is on the DOE’s list of promising and exemplary programs. The most protected, self-serving, inferior industry in the US are textbook publishers. School reform is expensive, pointless, and a terrible waste of effort.

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