Bye-Bye Books: Huntsville School Board Votes For Digital Learning

The times are a changin’. Students are now saying goodbye to traditional textbooks in Huntsville, as school board members voted to adopt a digital learning plan Thursday night.

Board members unanimously passed the landmark measure after a brief presentation about how the so-called “paperless model” will work.

The digital plan means all students will be given their own laptop or tablet when they return to school in August in lieu of paper textbooks. The laptops and tablets will allow students to access their assignments in the classroom, at home, or anywhere else with an internet connection. School officials said a trial run in select classrooms this past year proved to be a major hit among students.

Pearson Education is the company that will be supplying all of the digital learning devices to Huntsville City Schools.

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