SETTING THE RECORD STRAIGHT (publ. 2/4/2015, pg. A4) A story about free online educational resources displacing textbooks incorrectly reported the location of Design Tech High charter school.The ...

A textbook innovation taking off in higher education circles will make its way to Virginia’s schools this winter, potentially saving districts money and broadening their educational reach. The product ...

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At the introductory level, student typically study classical mechanics and electricity and magnetism (EM). The upper level physics courses focus on quantum mechanics and then more advanced versions of ...

If ramen noodle sales spike at the start of every semester, here’s one possible reason: textbooks can cost as much as a class itself; materials for an introductory physics course can easily top $300.

Textbooks, those long-entrenched staples of classrooms, could soon be pushed from their place of prominence by a high-tech alternative: online lessons that can be downloaded, customized and updated — ...