For the Natick schools, like hundreds of other districts around the country, the goal behind the digital conversion was simple: increase academic achievement. Despite the difficulty of investing in a costly program at a time when many districts are also facing tighter budgets, a growing number of districts like Natick are beating the odds by adopting cost-effective 1-to-1 programs—and seeing results.
\"So many kids were going home and doing their homework on their laptops, and then in school, we\'d hand them an old textbook and a piece of paper and a pencil to take some notes on,\" says Sanchioni. \"We had to change that.\" |
