In July 2011, Texas approved supplemental high school Biology instructional materials for local adoption statewide in September.
Publishers submitted these in online format only, no printed versions, per state stipulation.
We examined programs offered by three major publishers to determine how well they meet Texas' new Biology standards on treatment of evolution.
Click here to find out how these programs rated:
- Online Learning Exchange: Texas Biology
Prentice/Pearson ©2011
- Texas Integrated Biology Online TEKS Update
Holt McDougal ©2011
- CINCH Science for Texas: Biology
School Education Group/McGraw ©2011
11.18.2011 – October '11 newsletter – excerpt
Treatment of evolution in Texas Biology books
10.10.2011 – ratings
2011 Biology supplements rated on evolution
3.16.2011 – January '11 newsletter
Deep reasons why Texas drives textbook reform
2.22.2011 – comparison charts
Four 2011 first grade ESL programs compared
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Literature
Our first 2012 semi-annual newsletter will feature our completed evaluations of story content in 7th, 8th, and 12th grade Literature books approved for 2010 local Texas adoption.
Our draft reviews of these indicate much-improved reading selections in the new 7th and 8th grade submissions by Glencoe, Holt, and Prentice, compared to the 2001 editions they replaced.
2012
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