Latest News from SPARC
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Thursday, April 4, 2019
Affordable College Textbook Act Reintroduced in U.S. Congress
Open EducationToday Congress introduced the Affordable College Textbook Act, which aims to make higher education more affordable for students by expanding the use and awareness of open educational resources.
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Thursday, March 28, 2019
SPARC Landscape Analysis (2019)
Open Access · Open Data · Open EducationThis report was commissioned in response to the growing trend of commercial acquisition of critical infrastructure in our institutions. It is intended to provide a comprehensive look at the current players in this arena, their strategies and potential actions, and the implications of these on the...
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Thursday, March 14, 2019
New Open Textbook Pilot Grantees Gear Up For Next Steps
Open EducationThe U.S. Department of Education awarded the second round of Open Textbook Pilot funding to Chippewa Valley Technical College and Arizona State University. SPARC has a first look at their projects.
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Friday, March 8, 2019
SPARC Open Education Leadership Program: Empowering Catalysts for Change
Open EducationLaunched two years ago, SPARC's Open Education Leadership Program has gone far and above our expectations. For Open Education Week, we interviewed members of the community to understand how it is having an impact.
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Wednesday, March 6, 2019
SPARC Celebrates Open Education Week on Capitol Hill
Open EducationIn celebration of international Open Education Week, SPARC teamed up with a group of open education advocates for a day of meetings on Capitol Hill to educate lawmakers about how open textbooks can make higher education more affordable and effective for students.
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Tuesday, March 5, 2019
Congressional Briefing – Open Textbooks: Student Success and Savings
Open EducationIn the face of rising student debt, textbook costs are a significant but often overlooked barrier that students face. Institutions across the country are working to lower textbook costs through open educational resources (OER) — materials that can be freely downloaded, edited, and shared to ...
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Tuesday, February 5, 2019
Open Textbook Pilot Grant Program
Open EducationThe Open Textbook Pilot is a grant program at the U.S. Department of Education that offers funding to colleges and universities to expand the use of open textbooks. SPARC is working to renew and expand funding for this program.
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