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  • 09/01/07

Separate surveys of district-level technology directors show that technology budgetshaven’t changed significantly in recent years, except in the area of tech support, wherecosts rose from 14 percent of the budget in 2002 to 28 percent in 2006.

2002 & 2006 IT BUDGETS: A BREAKDOWN
(Percentages may add up to 100 due to rounding.)
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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," at here.

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