The Affordability Question

AASA - SCOTT LaFEE

28-Feb

How have school systems come up with the financing to start and sustain 1-to-1 laptop initiatives for students and staff? A decade ago, 1-to-1 laptop initiatives seemed fantastically exotic. Districts that launched them were viewed as futurists dancing on the edge of the digital frontier. “The technical capabilities weren’t there in most places. Neither was there a readiness in many communities. Districts were financially comfortable, not necessarily driven to innovate,” says Scott Drossos, president of Pearson, an international educational publishing and technology company. “Now, many districts are in the mode of necessity. They’re grappling with issues of performance and accountability. The status quo is no longer acceptable. They’re looking for new ways to achieve, and digital education is one way.”

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