Extracurricular :: For technologists who do their homework

Professional development and technology spending go hand in hand, as teachers have tobe trained in each new tool a district acquires. Tech directors expect spending on bothends to rise significantly in the next five years.

Q :: What is the dollar amount spent on each student in your 2006-2007 school-year budget?
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 01/01/2007 issue of THE Journal.

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