The weight of textbook prices are forcing college students to get creative - The Maroon

abernard102@gmail.com 2016-02-28

Summary:

"With the price of textbooks rising significantly over the past 10 years, college students are taking the hit in their wallet. According to a report from the U.S. Public Interest Research Research Group, the cost of textbooks has risen 73 percent since 2006, which is over four times the rate of inflation. In the report, Ethan Senack, higher education advocate for the U.S. Public Interest Group, stated that this financial burden will persist if the market does not change ..."

Link:

http://www.loyolamaroon.com/10007821/academic/the-weight-of-textbook-prices-are-forcing-college-students-to-get-creative/

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Tags:

oa.new oa.comment oa.students oa.textbooks oa.prices oa.pirgs oa.reports oa.books

Date tagged:

02/28/2016, 09:38

Date published:

02/28/2016, 04:38