Obama-Era Rule Could Be Driving Students Away From Physical Books

Obama-era rule could be driving students away from physical books

Students may pay less for digital books upfront, but lose access for lifetime learning Colleges are scrapping physical copies of “The Odyssey” and “Plato’s Republic,” due to an Obama-era rule that incentivizes digital versions of books. Writing at National Review, Stanley Kurtz highlights the perverse consequences of a Department of Education regulation called “Rule 164.”… Source

Colleges turn their backs on books

Stanley Kurtz writes for National Review Online about a disturbing trend in American higher education. For the moment, I’m not talking about a story you may have already heard: the growing inability of college students to read full books, or even lengthy scholarly articles. … I’m focusing here on a different story, one that’s barely...