Too Many Cooks
July 18, 2003
What's wrong with trying to introduce a fair and balanced perspective into school textbooks? Nothing, argues Diane Ravitch, author of The Language Police. But somewhere along the line, admirable intentions devolved into widespread self-censorship on the part of textbook authors, who have found themselves under increasing pressure from interest groups on both ends of the political spectrum. Ravitch joins Bob to give her assessment of the problems ailing American education.
