I’m not sure how I feel about this. I suspect if they’re freely available they will be a great boon for those teaching outside of California. Inside California they may end up being a way to cut school funding and may reduce teacher’s options (of course I could be totally wrong – I’m no expert in US education funding).
“The governor of California has launched a new initiative to compile open source textbooks for the state. He hopes that the plan will help cut costs and improve the quality of education. The effort seems very promising, but the state’s complex standards and arduous textbook evaluation process will pose major challenges.”
