Sep 14, 2026
Student Device Fee Policy: A Template K-12 Districts Can Copy
The six decisions behind a device damage fee policy, what five districts actually publish, and a fee schedule you can adapt for your own board packet.
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Chromebooks.
Chromebooks are the default 1:1 device in most American districts, and they come with their own arithmetic: an AUE date that retires a device before the hardware fails, a repair economy where a screen costs a fraction of a replacement, and a tracking story that confuses “last sync” with “location” more often than it should. These pieces are Chromebook-specific.
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Sep 1, 2026
How Much Does It Cost to Fix a Chromebook Screen? What Schools Actually Charge
Five districts publish their Chromebook damage fees. The same cracked screen costs $23 in one and $175 in another. Here is why, and how to set a schedule you can defend.
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Aug 27, 2026
Chromebook Tracker: What Districts Can Actually Track, and What Actually Finds the Device
What a Chromebook tracker really tells a school district, why Last Sync is not location, and the record that finds far more missing devices than geolocation does.
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Jun 30, 2026
How to Buy Chromebooks for Schools: Specs, Real Cost, and Rollout
Which Chromebook specs actually matter in a district fleet, what the real per-device cost is once accessories and repairs are counted, and how to plan the rollout.
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May 26, 2026
How Long Does a Chromebook Last? What K-12 IT Directors Actually Need to Know
Chromebooks last 5-8 years, but Google's AUE date is what really retires them in schools. How K-12 IT directors plan smarter refresh cycles.
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May 12, 2026
Chromebook Screen Repair at District Scale: The Workflow Tech Directors Actually Need
Chromebook screen repair at scale isn't a parts problem, it's a workflow problem. The district playbook from incident capture to family invoice.
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Feb 9, 2024
Managing a Classroom with Chromebooks: Dyknow, Securly, LanSchool, and the IT Layer Underneath
How K-12 teachers use Dyknow, Securly, and LanSchool to manage Chromebooks in class, and what IT teams need underneath to keep the underlying device fleet working.
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