DC Accepted Papers Paper:
The Relationship between School Technology Expenditures and High School Graduation Rates: An Assessment of North Carolina Public Schools
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Schools invest in Information and Communications Technology (ICT) to prepare students for workplaces where technological skills have become essential. In 2009, policymakers in North Carolina developed a State School Technology Plan (SSTP) designed to enhance student achievement through the use of educational technology in the classroom. The plan was supported by North Carolina’s State Technology Fund, among other sources. While many studies address the relationship between educational technology and student achievement, few assesses the relationship between school technology expenditures and high school graduation rates in particular. This study helps to close that knowledge gap by testing the link between technology expenditures and high school graduation rates in North Carolina public schools, using district-level data from 2014 to 2019 for 111 Local Education Agencies (LEAs).
