Dive Brief:

• Google's vice president of product management for Chromebooks, Caesar Sengupta, says that 22% of U.S. K-12 school districts are now using Chromebooks.
• The rising adoption is less surprising when you factor in that some Chromebook models are available for less than $200, and that the laptops are easier to manage and deploy than those running on Microsoft's Windows.
• Despite the advantages, Windows isn't expected to be left behind in the classroom anytime soon.

Dive Insight:

The earliest Chromebooks went on sale in 2011, so this adoption rate is pretty significant—especially given that some of the devices have a considerably lower price point than the also-popular iPad. If it continues to make these sorts of gains, Google's operating system could soon pose a threat to Microsoft and Apple's education foothold.