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Arlington pulls error-prone textbook

Arlington school officials decided Wednesday to pull a textbook in which historians have found dozens of errors.

"Based upon the recent information about the number and scope of errors identified in the Grade 4 Social Studies textbook, Our Virginia: Past and Present, Arlington Public Schools (APS) officials announced today their decision to remove all print copies of the textbooks from circulation and use in Grade 4 classrooms," officials wrote in an email to parents....
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