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title: (LISTEN) Open Up Resources CEO Talks the Business of K-12 on Price of Business Radio
description: Listen to Jessica Sliwerski, CEO of Open Up Resources, discuss K-12 business and OER on the Price of Business radio show with Kevin Price.
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## (LISTEN) Open Up Resources CEO Talks the Business of K-12 on Price of Business Radio

K-12 education in the US is a $700 billion industry with 6.5 million employees in the K-12 system, not counting K-12 products / services, and 51 million customers (students). [Jessica Sliwerski](https://openupresources.org/bio/jessica-reid-sliwerski/), CEO of Open Up Resources, sits down with Kevin Price on his nationally syndicated radio show, The Price of Business, to discuss opportunities for improvement in K-12 teaching and learning and the importance of ongoing teacher supports.

 

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