The Digital Reader

From the Wall Street Journal:

McGraw-Hill Cos.’ (MHP) McGraw Hill Education unit will venture further into digital learning Monday when it releases a new Internet-based elementary-school reading program.At least, it will try to do this.

The unit, whose textbooks and other learning materials provide about 40% of the parent company’s revenue, is launching its LEAD21 literacy curriculum in partnership with Intel Corp. (INTC), offering the materials on the chip maker’s “classmate” personal computer, built specifically for elementary-school students. The WiFi-enabled devices are waterproof and vaguely resemble toys. But with schools strapped for cash and teachers still hesitant about digital devices after some e-readers came up short for educational purposes, McGraw-Hill–and Intel, for that matter–may face an uphill battle.

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