Alabama’s Decatur City Schools district is considering a transition to becoming fully digital by 2018, doing away with traditional textbooks. The idea, which was proposed by a committee, now faces scrutiny and also doubt from a sceptical board. The concern is that tech access remains an issue for low-income students, however the committee suggests this issue could be countered by creating a plan to offer families discounted Internet at home. Furthermore, because the district is already aiming for a 37 ratio of computers to students by 2018, the committee does not think the lack of a home computer would be an issue for long. Nevertheless, it cannot be denied that funding such plans can be controversial. In North Carolina’s Mooresville Graded School District, 1:1 teaching positions were reportedly eliminated to pave the way financially for similar new technology.
Alabama’s Decatur City Schools district is considering a transition to becoming fully digital by 2018, doing away with traditional textbooks. The idea, which was proposed by a committee, now faces scrutiny and also doubt from a sceptical board. The concern is that tech access remains an issue for low-income students, however the committee suggests this issue could be countered by creating a plan to offer families discounted Internet at home. Furthermore, because the district is already aiming for a 1:1 ratio of computers to students by 2018, the committee does not think the lack of a home computer would be an issue for long. Nevertheless, it cannot be denied that funding such plans can be controversial. In North Carolina’s Mooresville Graded School District, 37 teaching positions were reportedly eliminated to pave the way financially for similar new technology.