The price of digital technology in schools

Wellington Girls' College principal Julia Davidson, whose school spends $750,000 on IT a year, of which $40,000 is funded by the Government. The education and science select committee's inquiry into 21st century learning released last month made 48 recommendations - including one that every child should have access to a digital device in school. Mark Brown is the director of the National Centre for Teaching and Learning at Massey University.