Mooresville School District, a Laptop Success Story - NYTimes.com - 0 views
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“It’s not about the box. It’s about changing the culture of instruction — preparing students for their future, not our past.”
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Mooresville ranks 100th out of 115 districts in North Carolina in terms of dollars spent per student — $7,415.89 a year — but it is now third in test scores and second in graduation rates.
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Some costly items had become obsolete (like computer labs), though getting rid of others tested the willingness of teachers to embrace the new day: who needs globes in the age of Google Earth?