Those Christian Textbooks Adopted in Schools That Receive Taxpayer Funding
In 2017, the Orlando Sentinel published a powerful three-part series about unregulated and unaccountable voucher schools in Florida, called “Schools Without Rules.” In Florida, voucher schools receive $1 billion each year of taxpayer funding.
In 2018, the Orlando Sentinel published an article about the textbook companies that supply teaching materials to voucher schools and homeschoolers. Their books incorporate religious values into their content.
Prominent among them is the ABeka company in Florida.
Their textbooks reflect a religious approach to science, history, and other subjects.
One of the largest suppliers of materials for private schools and home-school students across the United States is affiliated with a small Christian college in the Florida Panhandle.
Abeka, formerly known as A Beka Book, is named for Beka Horton, who along with her husband, Arlin, founded a small Christian school in 1954 and Pensacola Christian College in 1974…
Today, Abeka Academy Inc. takes in $45.6 million in revenue — $6 million less than its reported expenses of CONTINUE READING: Those Christian Textbooks Adopted in Schools That Receive Taxpayer Funding | Diane Ravitch's blog