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In today’s long-overdue budget bill, Congress set aside $5 million for open textbook initiatives nationwide, which would replace high-cost publisher materials with free materials that can be accessed online or downloaded.
Today, Congress introduced its budget omnibus bill for the 2018 fiscal year, in which appropriators set aside $5 million for a program to lower textbook costs for students.
Student government leaders of the undersigned colleges and universities write to Congress on the urgent need to address the skyrocketing price of textbooks, and a request to create a national open textbook pilot grants program in the FY18 appropriations bill.
WASHINGTON, DC- Earlier today, the Student PIRGs released a new report investigating high textbook prices for common courses at schools across the country. Entitled Open 101: an Action Plan for Affordable Textbooks, the report contains recommendations that, if enacted, could save students billions of dollars.
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“Together we can make change happen,” reads OSPIRG’s slogan. No truer words could be said about this inspirational and hardworking organization.
DIGITAL books and study tools don’t weigh down backpacks as heavy textbooks do. But fees for the codes to get them may be a financial burden for some college students, a new report found.
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McGraw-Hill launched transparent attempt to put down and undermine the used textbook market, and we can't let it go unanswered.
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OSPIRG Wins National Award for Civic Engagement
Student PIRGs wins the Youth Category of the American Civic Collaboration Awards
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Defend Our Rivers - Stop the Pipeline
We're working to defend our rivers by stopping a dirty fossil fuel pipeline that threatens nearly 400 beautiful Oregon rivers and streams, including the Rogue and Umpqua.
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OSPIRG's Hunger & Homelessess campaign has generated over 30,000 meals for food banks in Eugene and Ashland.
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