Del. Chris Peace, R-Mechanicsville, is forming a state task force to study textbook reform in Virginia.

The goal, as discussed in “A ‘Textbook’ Study of Knowledge-Wave Education Policy,” is to devise an end-run around monopolistic textbook manufacturers, who publish school books geared to the curricula of bigger states like California and Texas. Through use of shared texts and print-on-demand printing technology, Peace thinks he can save taxpayers millions of dollars each year and better align the content of textbooks with the Virginia Standards of Learning.

Peace is assembling a list of people who would like to participate in the study. If you have something to contribute, let him know your interests and your qualifications at delcpeace@house.state.va.us.