Schools across the U.S. are facing shortages and long delays in getting this year’s most crucial back-to-school accessory: laptops.http://apne.ws/inbroyV
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The supply of laptops can't keep up with exceptionally high demand. It's the same reason that toilet paper and other pandemic necessities flew off shelves a few months ago.
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AP's investigation found that school districts in at least 15 states were waiting on orders for Chromebooks and other equipment. Among them are some of the biggest in the country: Los Angeles; Clark County, Nevada; Wake County, North Carolina; Houston and Palm Beach, Florida.
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Smaller districts in New Hampshire, North Dakota, Texas, Ohio, Indiana and elsewhere say their delivery dates have become moving targets.
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“Who would have ever thought that computers and Clorox Wipes would be on the same level of need in our country,” says one Texas school official.
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Want to buy your own Chromebook? Good luck. Best Buy's website shows 36 models of Chromebooks priced under $500, the low-cost models that are popular for students. As of this week, 33 of those models were sold out.
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...he said, typing on a machine made overseas.
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I knew there was an anti-Trump angle coming. How about opening up the schools and it won't be an issue?
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With what resources to keep educators and families safe?
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