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BUDGET AX FALLS ON SCHOOL TECH PROGRAMS Wonder if the ax fell on sports??
From: Dave Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2003 15:03:48 -0400
------ Forwarded Message From: Dewayne Hendricks <dewayne () warpspeed com> Reply-To: dewayne () warpspeed com Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2003 10:56:24 -0700 To: Dewayne-Net Technology List <dewayne-net () warpspeed com> Subject: [Dewayne-Net] BUDGET AX FALLS ON SCHOOL TECH PROGRAMS BUDGET AX FALLS ON SCHOOL TECH PROGRAMS Soaring budget deficits in states such as California, Indiana, Oregon, Texas and West Virginia have forced schools to cut back or eliminate programs that supply new computers, Internet access and instructional resources to K-12 students. In Oregon, as many as half the state's school districts are trimming days or even weeks of instruction off the school year, and at least 1,100 teaching positions have been eliminated. Scott Robinson, chief technology officer for Portland Public Schools, says that poorer schools are disadvantaged by a lack of charitable contributions and alternative means of fundraising. "The schools that have trouble raising money within the community really are going to get left behind," he said. Schools will also have a difficult time meeting reporting and accountability standards as technology-based evaluation and assessment programs, such as the West Virginia Education Information System and Oregon's Technology Enhanced Student Assessment, lose funding. Policy analyst Mike Griffith notes that this is the first time in which a severe economic downturn will directly affect the use of computers in education. SOURCE: eSchool News; AUTHOR: Corey Murray <http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/showStory.cfm?ArticleID=4424&ref=wo> Archives at: <http://Wireless.Com/Dewayne-Net> Weblog at: <http://weblog.warpspeed.com> ------ End of Forwarded Message ------------------------------------- You are subscribed as interesting-people () lists elistx com To manage your subscription, go to http://v2.listbox.com/member/?listname=ip Archives at: http://www.interesting-people.org/archives/interesting-people/
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