After $61M Schoolnet fiasco, a scramble begins…
Idaho’s ill-fated $61.5 million Schoolnet experiment is all but over, writes Kevin Richert of Idaho Education News. Now, school districts can choose a substitute for the failed statewide system: an instructional management system designed to help teachers tailor their lesson plans around students’ strengths and weaknesses. It’s a big decision for district officials, Richert reporters, albeit one subsidized by state dollars. And for education vendors, it’s a market opportunity. You can read his full report here.