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Schools to bone up on technology
Margaret Kane, Staff Writer, CNET News.com

Public schools in the United States will spend $9.5 billion on information technology by 2006, up almost 16 percent from this year, according to a new report. Computer hardware will account for just over a quarter of district technology budgets, according to the study from market researcher IDC. And increasingly, school systems are turning from desktops to notebooks in this category. "As the average cost of a portable computer slips below the key threshold of $1,000, more and more districts will go the mobile route to equip their students," said analyst Stephen Webber in a statement. Notebook computers and other portable devices are popular because they allow districts to try and give each child his or her own device....



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