Friday, July 23, 2010

Google Alert - textbooks

News9 new results for textbooks
McGraw-Hill profit higher but warns on outlook
Reuters
The company, which also sells textbooks, said the ratings business was hurt by a drop-off in debt issuance in the second quarter, prompted by concerns about ...
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Up to 90% off textbooks at Borders and more ways to save for school
WalletPop (blog)
With school just around the corner, it's time to start shopping for textbooks again. Begin buying now and save some cash. With these deals going on, ...
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Activists plan to protest textbook's Islam portrayal tonight
OCRegister
By RYAN MAC ACT! for America contends district uses "cleansed'' portrayals in textbooks. Islamic groups say the group has its own agenda. ...
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Stephen Colbert says that Texas can't afford new science textbooks because of ...
PolitiFact
Still, another claim caught our ear: "It turns out that Texas has an $18 billion budget shortfall and can't afford its new science textbooks," he said, ...
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Florence school district recycles old textbooks
WAFF
By Nick Lough - bio email FLORENCE, AL (WAFF) - As budget shortfalls continue and class sizes rise, a Shoals area school district sent an allotment of ...
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Transportation vs. textbooks
Indianapolis Star (blog)
If he assumed this service is a necessary requirement for common schools, Zoeller needs to explain how districts already charge fees for textbooks and other ...
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Barnes & Noble launches eBook software for students
eSchool News (subscription)
College students spend $800 to $1100 a year on textbooks, according to government and industry reports. The cost of books has tripled between 1986 and 2004, ...
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XanEdu Launches iPad Publishing Program for Educators
PR Newswire (press release)
ANN ARBOR, Mich., July 23 /PRNewswire/ -- XanEdu, the leading faculty-preferred provider of CoursePacks and custom textbooks, has launched an iPad ...
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Your Mail: Parents be aware
Alexandria Town Talk
13, science textbooks proposed for adoption and use over the next seven years will be displayed at various library sites across Louisiana. ...
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