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$1.8 billion worth of computers could replace books for 4 million students
There’s a hot debate in Texas over whether to replace all school textbooks with laptop computers by the end of the millennium. The idea is…
The boy who cried ‘tax’
This month our Parting Shot comes from Andrew Blau, director of communications policy and practice at the prestigious Benton Foundation, which produced the report “The Learning Connection: Schools in the…
Massachusetts law could cost schools their eRate discounts
If the spools of red tape associated with the eRate have your head spinning, you’re not alone. School officials throughout Massachusetts are worried that a state law enacted years ago…
Spending for school technology to top $5.2 billion
Experts have been predicting that K-12 schools will spend more than $5.2 billion on technology during the current school year. Now, we have a …
Wireless service strengthens ties with this community
In a school where three computer terminals supply internet access to 750 students and only five telephone lines connect the staff to outside resources, communication poses a daily challenge. Thanks…
Help Wanted: Ex-K12 technology directors,$70,000 to start
The decline in computer science graduates might be creating an opportunity for code-literate school technology personnel—at least for those who can be enticed by bonuses, stock options, and $70,000 starting…
School eRate funding under attack
Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee and an outspoken critic of the eRate, introduced a bill on Feb. 10 that would tie…
Mississippi district buys a laptop for every kid and teacher
Every student and teacher at Hancock High School in Mississippi will be issued a laptop computer next fall, courtesy of the district. The Hancock County School District will spend…
The end of obsolescence? New leasing options promise to keep your schools on technology’s cutting edge
The major computer makers have come up with a way to protect you from the ravages of equipment obsolescence. It means you’ll never again have to spend hundreds of thousands…
Use old-fashioned vigilance to fight high-tech indecency
You don’t allow pornography and sexually explicit material in your classrooms—but how can you keep it off your computers? This may be more difficult than you think. First, there is…