Extracurricular :: For technologists who do their homework

Tech directors are forecasting substantial increases in software spending over the next fiveyears, including a more than 70 percent jump in spending on core curriculum software.

Q :: What is the per-student dollar amount allocated for each category in your 2006-2007 school-yearbudget? Estimate the same for 2008-2009 and 2011-2012.

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—Data courtesy of Jeanne Hayes (The Hayes Connection) and Tom Greaves (The Greaves Group)

Read about the full report, “America’s Digital Schools 2006: A Five-Year Forecast

This article originally appeared in the 02/01/2007 issue of THE Journal.

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