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...funding for technology. According the Education Commission of the States (www.ecs.org), average overall spending for schools increased 31% from 1996-2001.

Recently, however, we have seen repeated economic setbacks, including the events of Sept. 11, an unstable stock market, the dot-com crash and the fallout from corporate calamities, such as the Enron collapse. It's not surprising then to realize the impact these events are having on K-12 schools and districts. School boards and superintendents are now faced with increasingly tight budgets, while coping with ongoing challenges like the growing teacher shortage and increased demands for educational accountability. While President Bush's No Child Left Behind Act increases funding for schools on the federal level,...

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