Gov. King's Laptop Program Enters Its Second Go-Around ; Another Four-Year Commitment Will Give Middle-Schoolers 36,000 New Computers.

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A four-year renewal of the state's commitment to provide laptops to every seventh- and eighth-grade student in Maine is good news in more ways than people might think.

First of all, the Department of Education's $41 million contract with Apple Computer continues a program that produces computer- literate children no matter what their family's income or interest in providing such vital tools to their offspring. Computer literacy is a central factor in our modern workforce, and Maine's program is at the forefront of a national trend in teaching that much-in- demand skillset.

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Gov. King's Laptop Program Enters Its Second Go-Around ; Another Four-Year Commitment Will Give Middle-Schoolers 36,000 New Computers.

Second, the laptops make classroom learning and homework easier ...

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