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High schoolers in charge? How one school gave up control and won

October 17, 2019

Via: Education Dive

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Education Tech

Six years ago, my school district faced a problem common to all public school leaders: not enough money to bring powerful learning technology to students.

So we chose a different way — the open source way — and as a result, we’ve saved our technology budget more than $1 million.

But the cost savings are just the beginning. More importantly, our decision to adopt 4,000 Linux-powered laptops empowered our students in remarkable ways.

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