Monday policymakers and stakeholders in Texas are wrangling over whether printed textbooks should go extinct in favor of online learning.
Advocates of digital textbooks say putting textbooks on the Internet will save money and promote the use of interactive lessons to capture attentions of high-tech children. Opponents warn that schools in under privileged school districts would be at a disadvantage. They also warn advocates are exaggerating the savings for digital textbooks and do not include the cost of computer systems, software and faculty to keep up a successful digital system.
Next month, the commissioner of education will provide a list of approved electronic textbooks for districts. Texas state law allows districts to use their textbook funds to buy electronic material and devices that can access it.
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