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Schools and Technology: The Cost of Doing it Right—Part One

Though the digital divide is clearly shrinking, the ways in which technology is taught from grade school to high school can either prepare students for a global, digital world or leave them unconnected. If technology is the new literacy, are Chicago Public Schools preparing students for the future? That’s the question our two-part report tackles in collaboration with Catalyst Chicago.

The first report looks at how elementary schools are using technology successfully in the classroom and the cost. Edie Rubinowitz reports with Catalyst Chicago’s Maureen Kelleher.

Watch a slide show from Edie Rubinowitz’s Report.

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