How Information Technology Can Enable 21st Century Schools

How Information Technology Can Enable 21st Century Schools - "In recent years, the information technology (IT) revolution has transformed American  industry—leading to new types of work processes and business organizations, and increased productivity and consumer innovations—but by and large, this game-changer has bypassed America’s schools. Virtually all K-12 schools in the country are connected to the Internet, and the student-to-personal computer ratio has declined steadily. Unfortunately, however, IT has been limited to reinforcing—albeit improving—existing modes of teacher instruction rather than transforming them. This is not good enough. America’s K-12 education system not only is failing to educate most students well, contributing to a decline in U.S. economic competitiveness, but is increasingly not financially viable."

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