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Could anyone tell me if they have heard of some controversial information regarding the company that has bought out Saxon Maths? I have heard certain alarming things about issues that they are supportive of that are absolutely against the teachings of the church and I would like to get to the bottom of it.
We love Saxon Maths and have started the dc’s with third edition books, bought new and want to follow this up with the next step up in third editions, but am hesitant until I find out how to move forward based on this companies position and acting according to my conscience.
I probably sound like I am talking in riddles but I thought if someone knows something then they can define what I am saying with truth instead of my speculations.
If this has been asked or covered before I would love to know.
I hope I am making sense.
Needing clarity
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I've not heard anything about this! We love Saxon here.
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would love to hear more - I haven't heard anything and weuse Saxon for all grade levels and have loved it.
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They were bought out by Harcourt in the past two (?) years. There are some concerns about the actually dumbing down of the curriculum, and also concerns about the publisher itself:
"Perhaps, though, Harcourt is even more dangerous in this area. In 1994, Harcourt bought catechetical textbook publisher Brown-ROA. It was an era, said Sr. M. Johanna Paruch, FSGM, a catechetics professor at Franciscan University of Steubenville, when small companies were being bought by larger ones for the sake of survival.
Brown-ROA was already controversial for their New Creation sex education series, she said. But since then, Harcourt has published Growing in Love. Its use has stirred controversy particularly in upstate New York and some have even requested that Archbishop Jerome Hanus, OSB, of Dubuque, Iowa, remove his imprimatur from it.
Harcourt also does a large business with Catholic schools on regular school textbooks, said spokesman Rick Blake, something they’ve been doing for years.
But beyond this, Harcourt also published in 1999 A Clinician's Guide to Medical and Surgical Abortion, “the first clinical reference on abortion practice to be published in the United States in over fifteen years,” according to the New England Journal of Medicine. In addition to this, other Harcourt imprints have published such titles as Contraception: Your Questions Answered; Handbook of Contraception and Family Planning; Contraception and Office Gynecology, and The Lives of Lesbians, Gays and Bisexuals as a college textbook for use in homosexual studies programs.
And to make matters worse, Harcourt has a matching grant program which contributes to Planned Parenthood, though Blake was quick to point out that the contributions were minimal and did not come from the religion division. Some pro-life organizations have said that Harcourt has given significantly to Planned Parenthood in the past, but Blake was unable to confirm that.
Archbishop Myers said that to his knowledge these connections have not been looked at, but he said, “I would find it offensive and I think it should be looked at.”
The above was found here. Hope this helps!
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Dear Jennifer,
You have hit the nail on the head. That's what I was looking for.
Now I will have to evaluate how to move forward with this.
I love Saxon Maths too, but I won't be buying anything new. 
I will let dh know all about this and we will decide together.
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But beyond this, Harcourt also published in 1999 A Clinician's Guide to Medical and Surgical Abortion, “the first clinical reference on abortion practice to be published in the United States in over fifteen years,” according to the New England Journal of Medicine. In addition to this, other Harcourt imprints have published such titles as Contraception: Your Questions Answered; Handbook of Contraception and Family Planning; Contraception and Office Gynecology, and The Lives of Lesbians, Gays and Bisexuals as a college textbook for use in homosexual studies programs.
And to make matters worse, Harcourt has a matching grant program which contributes to Planned Parenthood, though Blake was quick to point out that the contributions were minimal and did not come from the religion division. Some pro-life organizations have said that Harcourt has given significantly to Planned Parenthood in the past, but Blake was unable to confirm that.
Archbishop Myers said that to his knowledge these connections have not been looked at, but he said, “I would find it offensive and I think it should be looked at.”
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Thanks so much.
God Bless
Chemai
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