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Advocates Push OER Trust Fund to Cut Textbook Costs, Improve Retention
Summary
Open educational resources (OER) supporters told the committee that a statewide trust fund (H.1427) would lower student costs and improve outcomes. Testimony cited UMass Amherst and community college pilots that produced multi-million dollar student savings and improved grades for underserved populations, and called for a coordinated state
Boston Supporters of an open educational resources trust fund told the Joint Committee on Higher Education that state investment would reduce student textbook costs and achieve high returns on a small public outlay.
MASSPIRG, college faculty and instructional leaders described the rise in publisher access codes and bundled course materials that can cost students hundreds of dollars per course. Deirdre Cummings, legislative director at MASSPIRG, told the committee…
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