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Free Textbooks Save Students Big | Milwaukee News
Students are saving thousands—over $6 million since 2015—thanks to UW-Milwaukee’s Open Textbooks initiative, which gives free digital course materials and helps ease the crushing cost of textbooks that can run $200+ per book. With financial aid often falling short, students scramble to afford essentials like rent or food, sometimes even skipping class until day one. Now, other Wisconsin schools are joining the movement, and professors are being incentivized to adopt open resources—especially in high-textbook-demand general education courses—making education more affordable and less stressful…
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