Background:
The $115 million Governor Newsom dedicated to ZTC degree programs has the potential to transform the system’s course material landscape. With this funding, California stands to cement itself as a bold, national leader in textbook affordability. Such leadership comes with the
responsibility to ensure that these funds are used with long-term impact top of mind, and with an understanding that how this investment is shepherded will be closely studied and will impact countless state and federal textbook affordability initiatives in the coming years.
For more information, visit the OER and ZTC website at the Open Educational Resources Initiative.