<p>MWbashful:</p>
<p>Do you know how much your district spends per student? That may have a lot to do with textbook policy. In our state, we do not have a state-wide textbook adoption policy, so each district is free to use whatever text/curriculum it chooses. So some classes use textbooks, others do not. Last year, my S's class was allowed to keep a copy of the AP-History textbook at home and use another one in schol because it is so heavy. At the end of the AP-English units, the students were allowed to keep a copy of the novels they read. They were also given a lot of photocopies. And each science and math class distributed its own textbook. Math and science textbooks cost over $100 each.<br>
Our district spends a huge amount per student--not always wisely. But at least, it does not stint on books and supplies.</p>