Reporter Jill Tucker of the San Francisco Chronicle writes that ten free digital textbooks have been approved for use in California schools this Fall. Of these, six are published by the CK-12 Foundation, which I mentioned yesterday.
Frankly, after so much bad news lately, knowing that the state is doing one thing right makes me feel positively giddy. Governor Schwarzenegger started this, believe it or not, and even though it will not cause me to register Republican anytime soon, I do thank him.
As I said yesterday, the books from CK-12 can be viewed online, saved to disk, or printed. So no child will be left out in the cold.
I still think the goal is and should be a computer on every desk in every classroom. With Wi-Fi cheap and easy to install, and netbooks and small laptops plummeting in cost each day, there's no reason we can't get this done.
I still expect pushback from the dead-tree book publishers, and will not be surprised to see pressure (contributions?) put on individual school districts to refuse the books. I'll be keeping an eye out. Send me rumors, news, etc., folks.
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