January 2003 — Special Feature
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IT in a Time of Budget Cuts How School Funding Will Affect the Quality of Education
Conclusion
California K-12 IT administrators’ and coordinators’ top five challenges can be broken down into two major categories: money and security. It is clear that public school IT administrators are very concerned about their ability to afford the tools to do the job. The unusually high percentages of those expressing concern about the top five issues — the highest percentages in any survey ever conducted by Lightspeed’s Education Solutions Program — indicate the seriousness of the issues as seen by those in the field.
Decisions made in the near future, regarding school funding, will have long-term effects on the quality of education students receive and their career preparation that increasingly relies on the use of technological tools. IT administrators, as reflected by the concerns of those in California, have an important story to tell; and it’s more important than ever that this story is heard by public decision makers.
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