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Discussion on Education (RETIRED BLOG)

Friday, July 07, 2006

Typical

Kentucky is piloting a math program that that costs $300,000 per 30 students, owned and promoted by a contingent of politicians. The ridiculous cost is partly due to the required hardware and furniture purchases - "it's necessary to buy both the hardware and software because the software seems to interfere with other programs."

[Thanks to DVD for the link]
Posted by ALD at 11:20 AM

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