Education leaders want more than $400M to expand digital learning
Source: articles.orland Posted By: Bailey C...4215 days ago
Convinced that all students should have round-the-clock access to computers, the State Board of Education wants Florida to pay for more than 300,000 next year so schools can starting issuing them to youngsters who don't have their own.
The board's proposal is part of its "Education Technology Modernization Initiative," which seeks nearly $442 million that also would pay to upgrade Internet bandwidth and wireless access in Florida's more than 3,000 public schools.