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Choosing Between Print and Digital

October 15, 2012 1 min read
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A survey of more than 800 public school parents and teachers around the country asked them to answer some important school budget questions.

SOURCE: Parents/Teachers on Technology in Education, August 2012; Hart Research for the Leading Education by Advancing Digital (LEAD) Commission
A version of this article appeared in the October 17, 2012 edition of Digital Directions as Choosing Between Print and Digital

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