Here’s a nice primer from the Education Commission of the States that outlines various state initiatives and explains the differences among traditional, digital, and open textbooks. This is an important and emerging trend that we should embrace, rather than fear.
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Don’t Fear Open Content, Eduwonk
It sounds like my colleague Andy really wants to believe in open educational resources. But, his usually healthy skepticism has him equivocating instead:
The risk here is quality. There is something to be said for a formal editorial process in news-reporting and in education publishing and media. I’m not one of those who thinks that all things open-source are unreliable, but [...]
Better Than Anything in the SOTU
So, I think Assorted Stuff’s suggestion for open source textbooks is a pretty good idea.
And, all due respect to The Essential Blog’s objections, this sounds pretty sweet, too, certainly no worse than the umpteen other game shows out there built around the same “superficial nature of displaying knowledge” that Essential Blog finds so offensive. And [...]
Lowering Student Loan Default Rates: What One Consortium of Historically Black Institutions Did to Succeed 
College and Career-Ready: Using Outcomes Data to Hold High Schools Accountable for Student Success
03/11/10 | Kevin Carey is quoted on the rising costs of education in The Economist.
03/10/10 | Chad Aldeman's False Fronts paper is quoted on Accuracy in Academia.
03/09/10 | Ben Miller is quoted on Federal Family Education Loan defaults on The Huffington Post.
03/09/10 | Ben Miller is quoted on loan origination on the Firedog Lake blog.
03/07/10 | Kevin Carey calls for a Race to the Top in higher education in a column in The Chronicle of Higher Education.