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Review for Institute for Curriculum Services, San Francisco, CA, USA

Rating: 5 stars  

I am a JCRC director who can testify to the professionalism of the ICS staff and to their expertise in the subject areas. They did a terrific job in our State, reviewing a large number of textbooks in a timely fashion. Their hard work resulted in 700+ edits which removed inaccurate and biased statements about Jews, Judaism, Israel and the Holocaust. I was impressed with the thoroughness and clarity of their critiques and the persistence with which they followed up in those (few) instances in which publishers did not immediately accept their suggested revisions. ICS performs a critical service for the American Jewish community, which would otherwise face the prospect of responding on an individual basis when egregious errors are brought to our attention. They also perform a critical service for American students of every background who, because of ICS, have access to accurate textbooks. Having participated in the textbook adoption process in my State for many years, I can say without reservation that ICS was able to accomplish more in a few months than we have been able to do locally in years.

What I've enjoyed the most about my experience with this nonprofit is...

observing the professionalism with which they worked

The kinds of staff and volunteers that I met were...

uniformly excellent

If this organization had 10 million bucks, it could...

it could be a viable actor in every one of the 50 states

How frequently have you been involved with the organization?

One time

When was your last experience with this nonprofit?

2009

Role:  Client Served & I testified before our State Textbook Adoption Commission and worked with our Supt of Public Instruction.