Scholastic Gets Heat for Offering Materials Backed by Coal Group

The publisher has backed away from the materials and has promised a thorough review of its policies

In the face of sharp criticism from advocacy groups and the editorial board of The New York Times , the educational publisher Scholastic Inc. indicated earlier this month that it would no longer distribute a package of curricular materials on energy issues that was developed with financial support from the American Coal Foundation. Scholastic also said it would conduct a "thorough review" of its policies and procedures...