The Inland Valley Daily Bulletin has a post updating last year’s story about California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Digital Textbook Initiative and the state’s cash-strapped school districts’ efforts to find ways to utilize the 30 standards-aligned textbooks now available for high school classrooms.
Schwarzenegger should be applauded for his hi-tech maneuvering. At $105 for an English printed textbook and $65 for math it’s easy to see the long-term savings in going digital. The tough part will be crossing the hardware divide that some lower-income students might face, but the article indicates the use of identical print outs (PDF’s) should provide all of their students access to the information.
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