A recent report by the Pioneer revealed the growing educational gap between the United States and countries like China and Finland.
The news provider indicated that schools throughout the United States should invest in new technology to keep pace, especially in science and math. The methods used in the classroom decades ago do not necessarily pertain to students today.
Research has revealed that high school dropout rates in major cities are near 50 percent, while standardized test scores have reached new lows, the report stated.
"School districts need to take advantage of the technology available today," said the Pioneer report. "It would make the whole system more efficient, and it could potentially keep the recession measures from negatively affecting quality of education."
A tablet computer, an interactive whiteboard or a
DLP projector are just some technological devices that schools can adopt to help students learn in interactive ways.
The Pioneer report also indicated that long-lasting technology, such as computers and tablets, can help schools reduce what they spend on textbooks, which can cost billions of dollars each year nationwide.
