The most controversial textbooks used in public schools today are the elementary school readers called Impressions. Parents are up in arms against them in many states and at least one lawsuit has been filed. Harcourt Brace Jovanovich (HBJ), which … [Read more...] about Schools Launch Offensive Against Parents

Congress’s watchdog agency, the General Accounting Office, recently released a report (GAO/HRD-91-27) to the Senate on the impact of school-based drug education funded under the Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act of 1986. Since the passage of this … [Read more...] about GAO Report Proves School Drug Courses are a Cheat

Parents take heart. It is really possible to win a textbook battle with the public schools. Alabama parents just proved it. Alabama is a state which has state textbook adoption, that means that the state Board of Education approves the textbooks … [Read more...] about Alabama Parents Win a Round on Textbooks

Two separate new studies have just concluded that suicide curricula in the schools and made-for-television movies about teen suicide do more harm than good. The evidence produced by these two research projects knocks the props out from under one of … [Read more...] about Suicide Courses are Dangerous to Your Child’s Health