H.R.1464 - Learning Opportunities With Creation of Open Source Textbooks (LOW COST) Act of 2009

To require Federal agencies to collaborate in the development of freely-available open source educational materials in college-level physics, chemistry, and math, and for other purposes. view all titles (2)

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  • Official: To require Federal agencies to collaborate in the development of freely-available open source educational materials in college-level physics, chemistry, and math, and for other purposes. as introduced.
  • Short: Learning Opportunities With Creation of Open Source Textbooks (LOW COST) Act of 2009 as introduced.

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07/19/10
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01/20/10
Great cats and rare canids act

US Congress: HR 1464, The Great Cats and Rare Canids Act of 2007. ... The Great Cats and Rare Canids Act of 2007 (S. 1033) · The Great C...

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01/01/10
Open access in 2009 (SPARC)

Bill Foster (D-IL) introduced a similar bill in the House (Learning Opportunities With Creation of Open Source Textbooks, or LOW COST, HR...

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10/06/09
Solving The College Cost Problem

While the souring economy has left many industries struggling, that's just not the case for private education lenders and textbook publis...

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08/05/09
Philosophy of Science Portal: E-bo...

The House of Representatives is considering a bill (H.R. 1464) that would require federal agencies to help develop free chemistry, physic...

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06/14/09
Feds Add Atlantic Salmon in Three ...

He cosponsored and voted for H.R. 1464, the Great Cats and Rare Canids Act of 2007, which provides grants for projects that protect rare ...

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06/05/09
Low Cost Textbook Bill « Communit...

Keep track of a bill in Congress, H.R. 1464, to require Federal agencies to collaborate in the development of freely-available open sourc...

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06/04/09
Flat World Knowledge and U.S. Gov'...

The sand is really starting to shift under the traditional textbook providers as the open course content movement shows signs of, well, m...

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06/02/09
H.R.2710: Enhancing Science, Techn...

H.R.1464 Learning Opportunitie... 1 · H.R.1431 No Cost Stimulus Act ... 1 · H.R.1337 America's Energy Secu... 1 · H.R.1536 To authorize t...

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05/25/09
I tried to think of a clever acron...

So I wandered off on a bit of a tangent at work today (just for a couple of minutes, I wasn’t squandering your tax dollars or anything)...

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