[DM-MUG] Fwd: [MacLaw] Too bad it can't happen here

[Victoria L. Herring]

How ironic =3D I just posted this on the MacLaw list....

>
>Oregon =3D-
>http://www.registerguard.com/news/2004/09/28/d3.cr.springlaptop.0928.html
>
>   SPRINGFIELD - The school board on Monday gave
>district staff the green light to negotiate a
>contract with Apple Computer that will place
>laptop computers in the hands of every student
>and teacher at Springfield Middle School and
>Gateways Learning Center early next year.
>
>   The aim of the four-year pilot project, called
>the 1 to 1 Laptop Initiative, is to increase
>student achievement by delivering instruction in
>new, engaging ways.
>
>   Other schools that have undertaken similar
>projects have seen better student attendance,
>fewer behavior problems and a higher level of
>parent and student participation, district
>spokesman Jeff DeFranco said.
>--
>Victoria L. Herring, Attorney at Law, http://www.herringlaw.com
>Owner and Research/Planner, http://www.JourneyZing.com =AE
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