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Open-education advocates tell committee affordable-textbook grants save students millions
Summary
Open Oregon Educational Resources and campus advocates described textbook costs and the statewide OER grant program, saying their work saved students about $25 million since 2015 and urging support for funding in the student basic-needs package.
Open-education advocates told the House committee on Jan. 28 that course materials remain a substantial out-of-pocket cost for students and that Oregon's statewide OER program has delivered measurable savings.
"Since 2015 our grant program has saved students $25,000,000 on textbooks," Amy Hoffer, statewide open-education program director for Open Oregon Educational Resources, said. Hoffer said that student savings…
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