Gov. John Kasich recently shared his new budget, and it includes some new plans that affect Ohio’s higher education.
The 1 percent increase in funding for higher education will be used in multiple ways, but higher education officials are surprised by his proposal to decrease textbook costs for students. Gov. Kasich intends to include textbook costs as part of college fees by imposing a $300 textbook charge for every student. While this may save money for some students, others may end up paying more for their textbooks.
The University has their own plans to help lower textbook costs for all students. Some measures are already in place, like the use of BGSUChoose for purchasing textbooks.
