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Bravo, Maryland
The University of Maryland Board of Regents has approved a smart new policy on textbook purchasing that will enable students to save several hundred dollars per year--a small step towards common-sense college affordability. According to the Annapolis Capital, the policy will require that textbook information--including ISBN, title, author, and edition--be published well before course registration deadlines. This policy follows up on the new requirements in the recently reauthorized Higher Education Act--about which more here--and is a commendable example of boards taking action to reduce costs in a straightforward and transparent way. Let's hope other boards follow this good example.
Posted by Noah Mamis on February 19, 2009 at February 19, 2009 11:47 AM
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