BIll passed the Senate Policy Committee - on to the fiscal committee.
You know it's a good day when you testify about how OER will help more students learn; and the Committee Chair so strongly supports the idea that the American Association of Publishers and Elsevier opt not to testify.
The bill passed the WA State House and is making its way through the Senate.
We have the right arguments. When we make them, from positions of strength, the Commons benefits.
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PS - Special thanks to Nicole Allen (PIRGS) and Neeru Khosla (CK-12) who helped me counter publisher misinformation.
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This is great news for all of K-12 Education. A nose under the tent for opening up open educational resources for students everywhere. Who knows this might even lead to student-friendly and usable texts. Congratulations Washington.
Finally the massive role and potential of OERs in the dissemination, consumption and evolution of education has been recognized. OERs like CK12 have been at the epicenter of the K12 online education revolution. And it feels nice to know that they can now play a larger role in furthering and fostering their ambition, quality, customizable, free education for every child.
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