Specific guidelines for having textbook manuscripts published are presented with emphasis on procedures used by commercial textbook publishers. (JMF)

Provides guidelines a board of education should follow before a censorship controversy arises. Also includes a brief list of organizations that can assist in the preparation of guidelines for the selection of textbooks and other curricular materials, and, in handling complaints. (Author/IRT)

This handbook has been developed to assist school districts in the adoption of textbooks. The criteria for establishing a textbook selection process are included, as well as selection criteria for specific subject areas. Procedural steps are initially outlined for preliminary activities, book examination procedure, and implementation, and then a…

The author reviews some research on the ethnic content of United States history textbooks; examines published guidelines and checklists on ethnic balance in instructional materials; and considers the role of the curriculum director in local textbook review. (SJL)

To help defuse censorship efforts, this booklet identifies issues and strategies for handling censorship efforts and provides the instructional materials selection policies of two Montana school districts. The booklet also includes sample forms for a citizen requesting reconsideration of materials and for a school media committee's reconsideration…

The Texas Education Agency has developed this guide to assist members of local textbook committees who are responsible for studying and selecting textbooks and learning systems for use in Texas school districts. The State Board of Education has approved all the listed textbooks, but it does not recommend specific books. Rather, general criteria…

In compliance with Title 14, Section 12 of the Delaware Code, this document sets forth statewide policies and guidelines developed by the Delaware State Board of Education for selecting textbooks and other educational materials. After a brief introduction and a policy statement, recommendations are provided to local school districts for…

This guide was compiled in response to the need for a centralized system to catalogue resources designed to promote greater fairness in public school education. Part I, Materials Resources, includes sections on research, special issues, textbook evaluation instruments, nonprint materials, resource lists, and bibliographies. Part II, Procedural…

These guidelines were developed for evaluating school resource materials to determine whether they are fair and equitable to the indigenous peoples of Saskatchewan. The document opens with a discussion of terms relating to indigenous peoples and briefly examines what the terms can mean in different contexts. The guidelines consists of 68 specific…

This Invitation to Submit Materials provides an overview of the total instructional materials adoption-distribution process and specific instructions relating to initial submissions for materials to be used in California schools--kindergarten through grades 1 to 8--in the areas of art, music, bilingual and bicultural education, English as a Second…