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Article: Loudoun School System Recognized for Technology Initiatives
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- The Washington Post
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- December 24, 2006
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Ten years ago, the Loudoun County school system was "limping
along" when it came to equipping students with the latest
technology, said Assistant Superintendent Sharon D. Ackerman. So
school officials pushed up their sleeves and drafted a plan to
invest $22 million in technology improvements.
That plan, put before voters in a 1996 bond referendum, called
for four computers in every classroom, one computer lab in all
elementary schools and four to five computer labs in all middle and
high schools. The goal was realized 18 months later, and ever since,
Loudoun's public school system has been a leader in introducing the
latest technology into classrooms, Ackerman said.
That record recently drew ...