The California Assembly has voted “to ban school districts from purchasing textbooks longer than 200 pages,” according to a Sacramento Bee article by Jim Sanders. The Bee report says Assembly Bill 746 also requires publishers to “provide a rich appendix with Web sites where students can go for more information.” Lawmakers, such as Assemblywoman Jackie Goldberg of Los Angeles, say the bill is partly a response to “uncooperative” publishers. Sanders, who does not report who sponsored the bill but does talk about Goldberg defending “her” bill, says it is “believed to be the first of its kind nationwide,” and it “was hailed by supporters” such as Goldberg “as a way to revolutionize education.” But Sanders also notes “Critics lambasted Assembly Bill 756 as silly.” Says Assemblyman Keith Richman of Northridge, “This bill is really the epitome of micromanagement. (It’s) absolutely ridiculous.”