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The student news of St. Paul Academy and Summit School

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TI was one of the first graphing calculators to exist and become accessible for students to buy, so they have become the universal class necessity. As their price remains well over $100 for the 16th year, thousands of students around the country cant afford higher math education purely because of the cost of a calculator.

It doesn’t add up: TI-84 isn’t the only option

Elizabeth Trevathan, RubicOnline February 20, 2020
TI's monopoly on graphing calculators makes for unnecessary challenges for students to succeed despite their access to money, but the change starts with the syllabus. 
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