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Charlotte, N.C.-Area Fourth-Graders Get Wired for High-Tech Learning.
By Ann Doss Helms, The Charlotte Observer, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
Jan. 16--Fourth-graders at three Charlotte-Mecklenburg elementary schools are getting laptop computers this week in an experiment designed to spark learning and prepare students for the work force.
More than 300 students at Hornets Nest, Oakdale and Matthews elementaries join their peers at Cotswold Elementary in a world of wireless Internet access, where students can sit at their desks and check a Web site as easily as they grab their math books.
And the school system is pulling off its high-tech expansion in tight budget times. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools' "e-Learning" effort pulls together donated computers, PTA fund raising, parent fees, public money and cash contributions to provide students with laptops they can use during class, and eventually take home.…
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