12-14-2006, 10:23 PM
Apparently this does not include Hindus or Hinduism
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According to New York University education professor Diane Ravitch, because of these guidelines, "California's textbooks and other materials must instill a 'sense of pride' in students' heritages and may not include 'adverse reflection' on any group." Ravitch, who served on a California state panel in the 1980s that tried to improve the history curriculum, also notes that the state Legislature required equal gender portrayals in textbooks.
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According to New York University education professor Diane Ravitch, because of these guidelines, "California's textbooks and other materials must instill a 'sense of pride' in students' heritages and may not include 'adverse reflection' on any group." Ravitch, who served on a California state panel in the 1980s that tried to improve the history curriculum, also notes that the state Legislature required equal gender portrayals in textbooks.
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