President Obama has nominated Martha Kanter, chancellor of the Foothill-De Anza Community College District in Santa Clara County, as undersecretary of education.
If confirmed, Kanter would oversee the nation's postsecondary education policy, as well as federal student aid, adult education and vocational education. ...
She would also like to see colleges share noncopyrighted books and course materials on the Internet, similar to the "community college open textbook project" signed into California law last September. ...
The open access movement:
Putting peer-reviewed scientific and scholarly literature
on the internet. Making it available free of charge and
free of most copyright and licensing restrictions.
Removing the barriers to serious research.