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Irate Tennessee Lawmaker Attacks High Cost Of Textbooks

By Chas Sisk

January 20, 2015

State Rep. Mike Sparks calls on legislators to consider alternatives to traditional textbooks.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Education, Mike Sparks, textbooks

Tennessee State University Tries To Defray ‘Sticker Shock’ Of Buying Textbooks

By Emily Siner

July 7, 2014

The college has negotiated with textbook publishers to lower their prices — probably because not a whole lot of students were buying from them anyway. Students will now be able to access their general education textbooks online for $365 per semester.

Filed Under: Education, WPLN News Tagged With: Tennessee Board of Regents, Tennessee State University, textbooks, tuition hike

After Activists Rail Against Tenn History Books, No One Else Comes To Read Them

By Blake Farmer

February 3, 2014

Not one Williamson County parent has gone to review history textbooks that have been described by conservative activists as riddled with bias. School officials say it may be a sign that controversy is dying down.

Filed Under: Education, WPLN News Tagged With: Laurie Cardoza-Moore, textbooks, Williamson County Schools

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