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"A report issued by the United States Government Accountability Office on June 6th confirms a trend of the educational publishing industry: textbook costs to students at higher education institutions are rising 6% per year on average, and have risen 82% over the last decade. The study, ordered by Congress, looks at the efforts of publishers and colleges to increase the availability of textbook price information and "unbundled" buying options as required under provisions in the Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008 (HEOA"

"The University of Minnesota College of Education and Human Development has saved students $145,000 on textbooks over three semesters through its iPad initiative and 140-volume open textbook library, the Minnesota Daily reported earlier this month."

Some Danish high schools have experimented with allowing students access to the internet during exams.  This is a news article but it suggests thayt the trial showed many positive effects.