Titles reviewed from 1995-2019
Listed below is every
public school textbook evaluated by Educational Research Analysts in recent years.
(For Christian school textbooks, look here.)
Info on these books ranges from full reviews, to comparison charts, to ratings – which rank all books in a given adoption.
Ratings are published online, as well as a sample or two of any existing comparison charts. Full reviews are emailed
on request.
Our review schedule follows
Texas' textbook adoption cycle. In years without Texas state adoptions, we examined California textbooks up for adoption there.
This list is
grouped by year of local adoption in Texas/California (not year of state approval, or copyright year).
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2019
1st Grade Reading
Into Reading Texas – Houghton Mifflin Harcourt ©2020
Texas Wonders – McGraw Hill ©2020
myView Literacy – Pearson ©2020
2012
no adoptions - no reviews
2011
1st grade ESL
Texas Treasure Chest – Macmillan ©2012
National Geographic Reach – Hampton-Brown ©2011
Longman Texas Cornerstone – Pearson ©none
On Our Way To English – Rigby ©2012
high school Biology – online supplements
Online Learning Exchange: Texas Biology – Prentice/Pearson ©2011
Texas Integrated Biology Online TEKS Update – Holt McDougal ©2011
CINCH Science for Texas: Biology – School Education Group/McGraw ©2011
2010
1st grade Reading (Texas editions)
SRA Imagine It! – SRA/McGraw ©2010
Texas Treasures – Macmillan/McGraw ©2011
Reading Street – Scott Foresman/Pearson ©2011
Texas Journeys – Houghton Mifflin Harcourt ©2011
2009
1st grade Reading (California editions)
SRA Imagine It! – SRA/McGraw ©2009
Houghton Mifflin READING – Houghton ©2010
Pearson Reading Street – Pearson ©2010
California Treasures – Macmillan ©2010
HSP California Excursions – Harcourt ©2010
2008
3rd grade Math
SRA Real Math – SRA/McGraw ©2009
Saxon Math – Harcourt Achieve ©2008
enVision Math – Scott-Addison ©2009
Texas Math – Houghton Mifflin ©2009
Texas HSP Math – Harcourt ©2009
Think Math! – Harcourt ©2009
Texas Mathematics – Macmillan/McGraw ©2009
Everyday Mathematics – Wright/McGraw ©2008
2007
6th grade Math
Saxon Math - Course 1 – Harcourt Achieve ©2007
Math - Course 1 – McDougal ©2007
Holt Math - Course 1 – Holt ©2007
Texas Math - Course 1 – Prentice ©2008
Texas Math - Course 1 – Glencoe ©2007
Everyday Math – McGraw ©2004
Connected Math 2 – Prentice ©2008
2006
8th grade U.S. History (California editions)
The American Journey to WWI – Glencoe ©2006
United States History - Independence to 1914 – Holt ©2006
Creating America: A History of the U.S. – McDougal ©2006
America: History of Our Nation - Independence through 1914 – Prentice ©2006
A History of US - vols. 3-8 – Oxford ©2005
2005
6th grade Health
Health & Wellness – Macmillan ©2006
Teen Health - Course 1 – Glencoe ©2005
Decisions for Health - Level Green – Holt ©2005
7th grade Health
Health & Wellness – Macmillan ©2006
Teen Health - Course 2 – Glencoe ©2005
Decisions for Health - Level Red – Holt ©2005
8th grade Health
Health & Wellness – Macmillan ©2006
Teen Health - Course 3 – Glencoe ©2005
Decisions for Health - Level Blue – Holt ©2005
2004
high school Biology
Biology: The Dynamics of Life – Glencoe ©2004
Prentice Hall Biology – Prentice ©2004
Holt Biology – Holt ©2004
1st grade ESL
AVENUES – Phonics Street – Hampton-Brown ©2004
Moving Into English – Harcourt ©2005
On Our Way to English – Rigby ©2004
2003
5th grade Social Studies
Harcourt Horizons: U.S. History – Harcourt ©2003
The United States – Scott ©2003
Our Nation – Macmillan ©2003
high school U.S. History
The American Republic Since 1877 – Glencoe ©2003
America: Pathways to the Present - Modern American History – Prentice ©2003
The Americans: Reconstruction to the 21st Century – McDougal ©2003
American Nation in the Modern Era – Holt ©2003
2002
6-7th grade Science
Science Explorer – Prentice ©2002
Texas Science – Glencoe ©2002
Holt Science & Technology – Holt ©2002
2001
7-8th grade Literature
Elements of Literature – Holt Rinehart Winston ©2001
Literature: Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes – Prentice Hall ©2001
Literature: The Reader's Choice – Glencoe ©2001
Language of Literature – McDougal Littell ©2001
2000
1st grade Reading
Open Court Reading – SRA/McGraw ©2000
McGraw-Hill Reading – McGraw ©2001
Collections – Harcourt ©2000
Scott Foresman Reading – Addison ©2000
Scholastic Literacy Place – Scholastic ©2000
Sing, Spell, Read & Write – International Learning ©1998
Saxon Phonics – Saxon ©1996
Journey's – SRA/McGraw ©2000
elementary Science
Harcourt Science – Harcourt ©2000
Scott Foresman Science – Addison-Wesley ©2000
McGraw-Hill Science – McGraw-Hill ©2000
Houghton Mifflin Science – Houghton Mifflin ©2000
high school Literature
Literature: The Reader's Choice – Glencoe ©2000
Literature: Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes – Prentice Hall ©2000
Elements of Literature – Holt Rinehart Winston ©2000
Language of Literature – McDougal Littell ©2000
1999
high school World History
World History: Continuity and Change – Holt ©1999
World History: Patterns of Interaction – McDougal ©1999
World History: The Human Experience – Glencoe ©1999
World History: Connections to Today – Prentice ©1999
elementary Math
Math – Saxon ©1997
SRA Math – SRA ©1999
Math Advantage – Harcourt ©1999
Math – Scott-Addison ©1999
The Path to Math Success – Silver ©1999
Math in My World – McGraw ©1999
Everyday Mathematics – Everyday Learning ©1998
1998
Biology I
Biology: The Web of Life – Scott Foresman ©1998
Biology: The Dynamics of Life – Glencoe ©1998
Biology – Globe Fearon ©1994
Biology: Principles and Explorations – Holt Rinehart Winston ©1998
Invitation to Biology – Worth ©1994
Biology: Visualizing Life – Holt Rinehart Winston ©1998
Biology: The Living Science – Prentice Hall ©1998
1997
elementary Social Studies
Adventures in Time and Place – Macmillan ©1997
We the People – Houghton Mifflin ©1997
Silver Burdett Social Studies – Silver Burdett ©1997
Stories in Time – Harcourt Brace ©1997
3rd grade Social Studies
Communities – Macmillan ©1997
Share Our World – Houghton Mifflin ©1997
Communities Around Us – Silver Burdett ©1997
Living in Our World – Harcourt Brace ©1997
4th grade Social Studies
Texas – Macmillan ©1997
Explore Texas – Houghton Mifflin ©1997
Texas USA – Silver Burdett ©1997
The Story of Texas – Harcourt Brace ©1997
5th grade Social Studies
United States – Macmillan ©1997
Build our Nation – Houghton Mifflin ©1997
Our United States – Silver Burdett ©1997
America's Story – Harcourt Brace ©1997
6th grade Social Studies
World – Macmillan ©1997
Discover our Heritage – Houghton Mifflin ©1997
The World and Its People – Silver Burdett ©1997
Our World's Story – Harcourt Brace ©1997
1996
1995
high school Economics
Economics: Principles and Practices – Glencoe © 1995
Economics In Our Times – West ©1995
Economics: Today and Tomorrow – Glencoe ©1995
high school Health
Glencoe Health: A Guide to Wellness – Glencoe ©1994
Prentice Hall Health: Skills for Wellness – Prentice ©1994
Perspectives on Health – Heath ©1994
Holt Health – Holt ©1994
Making Life Choices: Health Skill and Concepts – West ©1994