At one Massachusetts college, students are saving over $100,000 each year on textbooks. Here's how. - Shira Schoenberg, Mass Live

In her first semester at Holyoke Community College, Haley Woods spent nearly $1,000 on books and materials. "Myself and other students have avoided purchasing textbooks for a class because they're so ridiculously expensive," Woods said.... Now a sophomore and a student senator, Woods is a passionate advocate for OER -- and she is not alone. The Massachusetts Department of Higher Education recently launched a working group to make recommendations related to expanding OER. The state distributed nearly $500,000 in grants to schools experimenting with the material. "We're concerned that the lack of OER is creating really an equity issues for students, in which low-income students in particular can't afford the high cost of textbooks and other materials," said Higher Education Commissioner Carlos Santiago. https://www.masslive.com/expo/news/erry-2018/12/382c4718bf6849/at-one-massachusetts-college-s.html