Like many districts across the country, the Superior school system in Wisconsin is dealing with shrinking state budgets that affect how officials can purchase new classroom technology.
A recent Superior Telegram report revealed that the school district has received grant money and stimulus funds to keep its technology up to date.
"If we want to personalize learning as much as possible for our kids, the only way we're going to do it is to make a fairly significant investment in technology," state superintendent of schools Tony Evers told the news provider.
Evers added that sustaining long-term technology growth in the face of smaller budgets will be the difficult task, according to the report.
Students no longer have to learn from a textbook to have a fulfilling educational experience. Technology, such as a tablet computer, interactive whiteboard or
DLP projector, can be used by schools to promote new ways of learning, and can often save districts money in the long run.
The Superior Telegram's Emily Kram also reported that some of the technology the school district has launched in recent years includes a wireless project that costs $450,000 and will be available throughout all eight buildings. The district also launched a new website last year.
