See For Yourself Video Quiz: The development and impact of Texas educational standards

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As a huge consumer of textbooks, the politicians of Texas have the ability to amend the content of textbooks around the nation by threatening not to buy textbooks that do not meet certain content standards.

Kino Lorber, via YouTube

. Who is the gatekeeper to get to the textbook market?

. To control and shape the politics of a state can be done through

. How often does the Texas State Board of Education rewrite the textbook standards?

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