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Ames Tribune > Archives > Ames Tribune > News > Ames educators may shrug off Texas textbook standards: "Whaley said most textbook publishers have modified textbook production with an “emphasis on customized textbooks that are specific to the curriculum of a particular district or area,” often used with multiple technologies, like iPods, Kindles and the Internet. “It’s important to realize that local educators should control the content of curriculum they teach,” Whaley said. “A board of elected non-educators should not be making those decisions without multiple reviews and checks and balances.”"