A surge in worldwide demand by educators for low-cost laptops has created monthslong shipment delays and pitted desperate schools against one another (Kellen Browning/New York Times)

Kellen Browning / New York Times:
A surge in worldwide demand by educators for low-cost laptops has created monthslong shipment delays and pitted desperate schools against one another  —  A surge in worldwide demand by educators for low-cost laptops has created shipment delays and pitted desperate schools against one another.