What's New
CALPIRG representatives recently met with U.S. Department of Education staff to discuss a new website which will help faculty and students get accurate textbook pricing from textbook publishers.
The website is a result of the passage of the CALPIRG-supported bill HR 4137, the Higher Education Opportunity Act, which required publishers to disclose textbook pricing and to offer textbooks and supplemental material “unbundled.”
HR 4137 also asks colleges to provide the list of assigned textbooks, including prices, for each course when students are registering for classes.
Click here to download the two-page overview of the provisions for affordable textbooks in the legislation.
The
U.S. Department of Education is now drafting guidance to colleges to
ensure that they are aware of the new law and have the ability to
follow it.
Additionally, more than 300 faculty have signed a statement circulated by CALPIRG Students, expressing their interest in using free, open resources on the web. Read more about the Student PIRGs work to lower the high cost of textbooks at www.maketextbooksaffordable.org.



