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Parents, Teachers Rate Benefits of Using Tech. for Learning

October 15, 2012 1 min read
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A national survey of more than 800 public school parents and teachers found especially strong support for digital learning was among parents.

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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 Parents, Teachers Rate Benefits of Using Tech. for Learning

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