According to the Campaign to Reduce College Textbook Costs, the cost of textbooks is rising at four times the rate of inflation. The average student spends $900 a year on textbooks, about a forth of the cost of tuition and fees at a public community college or a fifth of the cost of a public [...]
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Mergers, convergence, broad band. The media is swirling with change as stakeholders and shareholders compete for our attention. Newspaper circulation is down, and so are broadcast TV audiences. Internet usage is up, and guys in particular have quit watching TV to listen to CDs and play video games. Meanwhile people are sleeping less and working [...]
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a wired classroom
