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US Laptop Shortage Could Derail Remote Learning:
As students and teachers prepare for a return to in-person learning for at least some of the time this fall, many of the nation's schools are facing shortages and delays for laptops and tablets needed for online learning, an Associated Press investigation revealed.
Lenovo, HP and Dell, the nation's largest computer companies, have informed school districts that they are short nearly five million laptops.
[...] Last month, at the request of President Donald Trump, the U.S. Department of Commerce imposed sanctions on 11 Chinese companies, including Lenovo, AP reported. School administrators have asked the Trump administration to devise a solution because remote learning without laptops is impossible.
Lenovo has informed school districts of the supply chain delays and the trade controls set by the Commerce Department, which would cause another slowdown. Lenovo declined to respond to an inquiry from AP.
Have any Soylentils run into this?
(Score: 4, Informative) by JoeMerchant on Sunday August 30 2020, @04:36PM
In our district, if you need a laptop for school you basically raise your hand and get one. It's not a particularly great laptop, probably wouldn't pawn for $50, but they do just hand them out when need is indicated, and they're good enough to do lessons on.
All but the poorest in our district do seem to have nice newish phones, and many of the kids are accessing online school through their phones most of the time - even if they also have a laptop.
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