Public high schools struggle to pay for technology

By JAMIE FORSYTHE — News-Democrat

Freeburg Community High School is the first public high school in St. Clair or Madison counties to launch a one-to-one computer initiative — a plan to have a computer in the hands of every student. Freeburg School District 77 provided a Samsung Google Chromebook to each of its 620 students. “I thought it would give kids access to resources that, without it, they wouldn’t have because of access to the Internet,” said Andrew Lehman, superintendent of Freeburg District 77. “It allows kids to be more flexible in learning, in terms of when they access materials and how.” District 77 acquired the Chromebooks through a lease agreement, at a cost of $90 per student per year, for three years. The lease agreement is with a North Carolina company for about $183,000. To help offset the cost, Lehman said the district increased the registration fee for students by $25 per school year — from $65 to $90.

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