VERIFIED QUOTE · reported 2026-10-27
“The reason [private schools] cost a lot of money is that they have a lot of adults in those buildings … It’s when budgets get tight that the temptation to replace people with technology is especially hard to resist.”
Jon Valant · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-27
Valant explained that staff salaries are the biggest expense at any school, linking tight budgets to the temptation to replace people with technology.
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