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District IT Leaders Cite Budget Challenges

June 11, 2013 1 min read
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A recent survey of district technology leaders by the Washington-based Consortium for School Networking found that budget constraints and lack of resources are the top challenges they are facing as they try to integrate technology into schools to improve teaching and learning. The survey went to 2,500 district information technology officials, 250 of whom responded.

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A version of this article appeared in the June 12, 2013 edition of Digital Directions as District IT Leaders Cite Budget Challenges

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