What Are Legacy Systems, and Why Should K–12 Schools Prioritize Updates?

Team LOKGEN March 14, 2022

Performing well in today’s digitally driven workforce requires learning the relevant skills and putting in hard work, no matter the profession or industry. But success on the job also relies on employees having access to a variety of technological tools, including software and hardware that support collaborative work, data searches and mobile operations in our 21st-century economy.
Teachers in pre-K–12 school systems in the U.S. — a workforce of more than 3 million people as of 2019–2020 — are no different when it comes to the need for up-to-date technology to do their jobs efficiently.
While…

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