Trading Laptops for Classrooms
Florida is in desperate need of new classroom space after passing a plan to reduce average class size. A new proposal would fund districts buying 644,00 laptops and converting 1,680 computer labs into classrooms. The cost of the laptops is less than adding new portables or expanding schools. (I hope they included the costs for maintenance, wireless connections, and replacement!)
The entire article is at the Miami Herald website at http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/news/state/5154090.htm.