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Could the Kindle Replace College Textbooks?

by Tom Henderson, Posted Feb 24th 2010 5:00PM

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Hold on to your old college textbooks. They may soon be collectors' items. USA Today reports a growing number of colleges and universities are looking to Kindle and other high-tech gizmos to replace traditional ...
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The conservative bias in textbooks

by Roger Sinasohn, Posted Apr 29th 2008 11:01AM

Remember the case of the high school history teacher and part-time Baptist youth pastor who used his classtime to preach to his students? Remember the high schooler who taped him doing so and ended up getting a death threat for his trouble? Well, ...
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Do the sins of the artist sully the art?

by Roger Sinasohn, Posted Sep 6th 2007 6:02PM

The BBC has an interesting article about a controversy surrounding the textbooks written by Brian Davey, a respected music teacher and, now, convicted child molester. His books are, it seems, used extensively by music teachers and schools, but his ...
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How to beat your campus bookstore

by Jonathon Morgan, Posted Aug 20th 2007 3:02PM

In addition to the insane amount of money you're paying for room and board, college textbooks are a significant expense -- sometimes thousands of dollars per semester. While you're always going to pay through the nose for textbooks, the prices your ...
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Smart Is Cool

by Roger Sinasohn, Posted Jul 31st 2007 11:39AM

Wow, I'm really liking Danica McKellar these days. I mean, consider her list of accomplishments: She did a bang up job playing Winnie Cooper on 'The Wonder Years' way back when. She co-authored the proof of a mathematics theorem. Her math book for ...
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Tips for back to school shopping

by Jennifer Jordan, Posted Jul 24th 2007 1:29PM

Yes, it's that time of year again. The most wonderful time of year (for parents, anyway, or so the commercials go). It's time to start thinking about back to school and all the shopping that goes along with it. Yay consumerism! July is still going ...
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Math doesn't suck

by Roger Sinasohn, Posted Jun 6th 2007 12:29PM

Remember Winnie Cooper from the Wonder Years? Somehow, she managed to exude sweetness while still being beautiful. I know I was rooting for Winnie and Kevin to wind up together. After the show ended, Danica McKellar, the actress that played Winnie, ...
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Schools consider switching to e-textbooks

by J.D. Griffioen, Posted Nov 5th 2006 12:00PM

Here in Detroit, there have been news reports that the public schools are in such a dire financial situation that there aren't enough textbooks for students to take home, so they are left in the classrooms and only used during school hours. How do ...
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Are children learning pro-war sentiment in school?

by Kristin Darguzas, Posted Sep 19th 2006 3:08PM

Normally I stay very far away from politics in my Blogging Baby posts, but I found this editorial too fascinating to pass up. I've never really thought about where our school teachers get their material from, but I guess it's something I should ...
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How not to spend an arm and a leg on college text books

by Heather Craven, Posted Sep 3rd 2006 5:00PM

College is an astronomical expense. After tuition and housing one of the biggest drains is the buying of textbooks. Many books start at about $75 and some run in to the $200 range. There are used texts available but they are often nonexistent by the ...
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