Education is expensive. Post-secondary students today face ever-
increasing financial burdens as they seek to train themselves
for careers and productive lives. Tuition continues to increase,
as does the cost of living. Many students graduate today with
tens of thousands of dollars of debt, which makes a proposal
from the provincial government to reduce the costs of some
textbooks all the more meaningful. The idea could see many
entry-level textbooks in specific first- and second-year
university courses made available to students as ebooks. Such
online books would allow students to download the reading and
even make a physical copy should they desire to spend the money.
Educators believe the effort will help struggling students
better succeed in the early stages of their academic careers.
Instead of needing to choose between food and learning, students
may be able to do both. “If a student relies on loans for
funding and they don’t receive their cheque at the beginning of
the semester, they may not buy the tex