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Mississippi meets its goal: computers in every classroom; but how will schools pay for upkeep, upgrades, training? (Focus Tech Report 1.1).

Publication: Mississippi Business Journal
Publication Date: 24-FEB-03 		Format: Online - approximately 913 words
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

Article Excerpt
By all accounts, Gov. Ronnie Musgrove's Computers in the Classroom initiative has been wildly successful. The goal of having a wired computer in each of the state's 32,354 public classrooms was met on schedule by the end of 2002.

And becoming the first state in the U.S. to mark such an impressive milestone has garnered national accolades (Delaware, which has nearly one-fourth the Population of Mississippi, is the state closest to achieving the same goal.) "It's wonderful to tell companies that are going to have a presence in this state that we have this program," said Mississippi Development Authority spokesperson Sherry Vance.

Even though it's an incredible feat, how far will it really go toward helping students understand how to think and function in a global economy? What are the downfalls associated with the $71-million IT...

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