CPS spent $308 million on school technology since 2020. Now what? – WBEZ (Chicago)

Roughly 40% of that spending took place after students returned to campuses for in-person learning in September 2021, at a time when leadership changes left the district without a top IT official for more than a year. Once computers get to the schools, the district has no systematic way to track how they are being used. And the lack of a systemwide digital learning plan has left some educators seeking guidance on how to incorporate the computers into learning — and in some cases, leaving hundreds of devices to gather dust in storage.