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con'a schools get $94,635 from Goals 2000
~erita S. Paul technology." working of computers were listed.
~Couny Board of Education
r-of 1996, Goals 2000: Education America
ome available from the federal govern-
Goals 2000 finally became a reality and the
Macon County Board of Education submitted its
project apr, tication entitled, "Using Technology
for Learning Without Limits in the Macon
distribution to States. The purpose of County Public Schools,"
i~t was to improve instruction through In the project narrative, Dr. Norward Rousselt,
gY throughout the local school system Superintendent of Education for Macon County
lonstrate that local schools are involved Public Schools, explains how the funds will be
aping plans that address the particular used. "The Macon County Board of Education
schools and the community, will utilize the Goals 2000 grant funds to provide
Y, Alabama and Virginia were the only a wireless computer networking system tbr the
es to reject Goal's 2000, and on Aug. connecting of existing and future computers, sys-
the Alabama State Board of Education tern-wide. This wireless network with a 30-mile
ablic meeting to reconsider its rejection range, will link computer to computer, classroom
~teral grant. At that meeting, a majority to classroom, school to school, classrooms to the
embers voted to accept Goals 2000 with internet and World Wide Web, schools to admin-
ition that the funds be used for upgrad- istrative services, schools to homes, and schools
aology in local school districts and the to other workplaces and educational resources.
ehnology in the classrooms. Because of these funds, the students in M