California students wrote a law to hold textbook publishers accountable for changes, rising costs - James Paterson, Education Dive

A bill drafted by students at California Polytechnic State University seeking more transparency around textbook updates has been signed into law, according to Inside Higher Ed, marking a successful end to a political science class project that could change how publishers announce changes between editions. The students were tasked with writing a bill that would help state residents but not cost the state money. Their legislation calls for publishers to prominently display changes between textbook editions on their website. The students opted to make the law voluntary in response to strong pressure from publishing industry lobbyists that they said could have killed the bill. https://www.educationdive.com/news/california-students-wrote-a-law-to-hold-textbook-publishers-accountable-for/539413/