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Georgia County Holds First Meeting Ahead of Laptop Proposal Vote

by , 5:30 PM EST, February 24th, 2005

George's Cobb County is one step closer to outfitting students in its public schools with iBooks following the first of four planned community meetings that took place Wednesday night.

More than 250 parents, students, teachers, and taxpayers came out for the meeting, most offering words of support for the proposed $69.9 million program, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. Three Cobb County school board members and Apple representatives were also on hand.

The biggest point of contention among those less enthused with the laptop program centers around the $50 parents would need to pay in insurance annually for the systems, although participating in the laptop program would be optional. Others questioned whether the laptops would improve academics.

Along with outfitting students and teachers with iBooks, the proposal also calls for Apple to provide the district with 100 servers and an around-the-clock help desk.

After the initial four-year plan expires, officials expect it will cost the district $20 million annually to maintain the program with Apple.

The school board will vote on the matter March 9.

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Subject: Who's George?

It's Georgia's Cobb County... not George's.
I used to work for Cobb County I hope this goes through it would be an improvement over some of the equipment there schools have. Of course it will scare the tech department to death. (Except for the small apple contingent already on staff)

Close Name:Guest
Subject: Good idea

I live in neighboring Cherokee County, and I wish we were considering this as well! But alas, we aren't nearly as populated as Cobb!

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It's Georgia's Cobb County... not George's.
I used to work for Cobb County I hope this goes through it would be an improvement over some of the equipment there schools have. Of course it will scare the tech department to death. (Except for the small apple contingent already on staff)


Suggest either: ...equipment their schools have."

or: ... equipment schools have there."

JEC from the UK.

Close Name:Guest
Subject: Tard

Nice correction tard. I suppose you have never used a homonym incorrectly when quickly typing a post. Feel free two correct me, as that wood only make you look like more of a snob!

Close Name:Guest
Subject: Moving back to Cobb County

Being a Georgia boy (raised in Savannah) and my family currently living in Cobb County, I hope that they accept this program. I do feel that it will help improve the quality of education in the long run. Hopefully this will help move Georgia from one of the worst in the country up a few notches in terms of education (not including higher education).
I am going to be moving back to Cobb County soon and can't wait to be back in the good ol' South.

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Nice correction tard. I suppose you have never used a homonym incorrectly when quickly typing a post. Feel free two correct me, as that wood only make you look like more of a snob!


Ha. Someone correcting grammar getting uppity about having their grammar corrected - and being abusive with it. Take it like the grown up you obviously are (note, this is sarcasm and irony in one post, in case you missed out on those social skills as well. Oooh, I even managed to slip an insult in there while I wasn't looking).

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Mac idiots.

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