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A provocative study and essential read to avoid snares and closed doors, Dr. Giordano has provided the key questions parents asked about textbooks, and what parents and educational reformers experienced when they asked them. The book is a thoughtful guide for everyone who wants to improve the quality of textbooks and student learning in schools. -- David Hofmeister, EdD, Dean, College of Graduate and Professional Studies, Friends University, Professor of Education With the continued focus on standards in schools, a serious conversation about textbooks is in your future. Whether you are a parent, teacher, school administrator, or teacher educator, you will need to be ready. Buy this book, and become prepared! -- Jeffrey M. Kenton, PhD, Associate Professor, Educational Technology and Literacy Department

A provocative study and essential read to avoid snares and closed doors, Dr. Giordano has provided the key questions parents asked about textbooks, and what parents and educational reformers experienced when they asked them. The book is a thoughtful guide for everyone who wants to improve the quality of textbooks and student learning in schools. -- David Hofmeister, EdD, Dean, College of Graduate and Professional Studies, Friends University, Professor of Education With the continued focus on standards in schools, a serious conversation about textbooks is in your future. Whether you are a parent, teacher, school administrator, or teacher educator, you will need to be ready. Buy this book, and become prepared! -- Jeffrey M. Kenton, PhD, Associate Professor, Educational Technology and Literacy Department

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Gerard Giordano is professor at the University of North Florida and has written more than a dozen books about education. He has published a recent series with Rowman & Littlefield about the questions parents have raised about their children’s schools.

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