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Louisiana's Technology Gap in Educational Resources and Practice

According to Tony Davis, a member of the state Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE), “We know there is a pretty good gap between where we are and where we need to be.” This was reported in a recent article in The Advocate, a Baton Rouge newspaper, titled “Latest public school challenge? How to narrow 'pretty good gap' in classroom technology” by Will Sentell. In the same article, state senator Conrad Appel stated, “ If we don't find a way to aspire to the highest level of technology in the classroom, we are going to get even further behind.” One thing is clear from both of these statements, Louisiana has a problem when it comes to educational technology. What is not clear: just how big that problem is or how it might be fixed. It is no secret that Louisiana is at the bottom of most educational rankings. So, it should come as no surprise that we are behind or that there is a gap in terms of educational technology. The question remains, however: What is “further behind” and what is a “pretty good gap”?

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