
Why parents, teachers and school districts are fed up with their Chromebooks
Tens of thousands of kids are headed back to school with computers that are about to be useless.
We should be able to fix our stuff when it breaks.
We need easy access to the information, tools, resources and third party repair shops it takes to fix our cell phones, appliances, electronics and other equipment. That means working together to get the companies who make our stuff, to give us the right to repair our stuff. When they do, it will be better for the planet, better for our budgets, and things will work the way they are supposed to.
Tens of thousands of kids are headed back to school with computers that are about to be useless.
End of service for millions of school computers jeopardizes students’ educations
Electronic waste, or "e-waste," such as discarded smartphones, laptops, TVs and other devices can harm our environment and our health.
Chromebooks are not designed to last. Google could double the lifespan of widely used laptops, save schools money, help the environment.
BOSTON -- Consumers often don’t know which products will last and they’ll be able to fix, or which manufacturers make fixable devices and support Right to Repair. A new scorecard from MASSPIRG Education Fund, “Failing the Fix,” ranks the most popular cell phone and laptop makers for consumers who seek to purchase easily repairable products – especially those from companies who do not fight Right to Repair.
Why appliances aren’t built to last, and how the E.U. is changing that.