Textbook Adoption
State Textbook Adoption Policies
State Textbook Adoption
In January of 2005, the Education Commission of the States (ECS) compiled a comprehensive overview of state and territory policies regarding textbook adoption. This includes information about whether each state or territory has state-level textbook adoption or local education agency-level adoption, and whether that state or territory has a free textbooks provision.
Recent State Policies/Activities
This ECS website lists recent (since 2000) state policies and activities regarding textbooks.
Instructional Materials Adoption
From the Association of American Publishers’ School Division, their instructional materials adoption page gives an overiview of state and local adoptions and provides resources.
NASTA 2008 Summer Reports
The National Association of Textbook Administrators provides textbook adoption information, by state, on its reports pages.
National Association of State Textbook Administrators (NASTA)
NASTA provides information regarding state textbook adoption, presentations, and conferences for and about textbook administration.
The NIMAS Development and Technical Assistance Center, supported by the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP), works with states, TA systems, disability advocates, national associations, technology experts, publishers and content conversion houses to improve the timely delivery of high quality accessible educational materials to students with disabilities.The NIMAS Center was launched on October 1, 2004.The project officer for both the Development and TA Centers is Bonnie Jones, Ed.D. Opinions expressed herein do not necessarily represent the Department of Education's position or policy.