To cut down on costs to students, Gov. John Kasich wants to require colleges to provide textbooks to students. Kasich made the textbook proposal in the two-year budget plan he announced Monday in Columbus.
If adopted by the state legislature, colleges would be required to start providing students textbooks in the fall of 2018. Colleges would be able to charge a fee of no more than $300 to offset the cost of those course materials.
The University of Dayton already helps students pay for books by offering a book scholarship of up to $4,000 to students who visit campus and fill out at FAFSA application, said spokeswoman Meagan Pant.
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