|
|
Angry voters reject school-board members over Apple iBook deal
|
|
|
|
Professional Poster
Join Date: Jun 2000
Location: St. Paul, MN
Status:
Offline
|
|
http://www.twincities.com/mld/twincities/7185226.htm
http://www.startribune.com/stories/462/4194340.html
Voters in Stillwater, Minn., on Tuesday voted out three school-board incumbents who had voted for a deal to give Apple iBook computers to junior-high students.
Of four incumbents, the only one who won re-election had voted against the deal. Two of the winners were write-in candidates who ran for office in opposition to the deal.
When the deal was announced, many district residents were angry that they had not been consulted about the deal, which will cost the district about $2 million. Opponents also question whether the laptops would significantly improve student achievement.
School board officials said Apple demanded an immediate decision or else Apple would go to another school.
Background link:
http://www.startribune.com/stories/462/4187918.html
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Professional Poster
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: USA at the moment
Status:
Offline
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Addicted to MacNN
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: europe
Status:
Offline
|
|
Why does it say
pornography and pirating material off the Internet.
completely out of context in the middle of the article?
|
Nasrudin sat on a river bank when someone shouted to him from the opposite side: "Hey! how do I get across?" "You are across!" Nasrudin shouted back.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Addicted to MacNN
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Winnipeg
Status:
Offline
|
|
Of course if it's a 333Mhz tray load you'll need a SO DIMM
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mac Elite
Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: Washington, DC
Status:
Offline
|
|
Ahhh.. the world of local politics. The people thought it cost too much, and voted accordingly. Doesn't seem like there's much else to the issue.
Originally posted by Superchic[k]en:
Of course if it's a 333Mhz tray load you'll need a SO DIMM
WTF are you talking about?
|
/Earth\ Mk\.\ I{2}/
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Clinically Insane
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: 46 & 2
Status:
Offline
|
|
Originally posted by Earth Mk. II:
WTF are you talking about?
chic[k]en's just disoriented today. I think he meant to post that in this thread.
|
"Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it."
- Thomas Paine
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Addicted to MacNN
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Minnesota - Twins Territory
Status:
Offline
|
|
Originally posted by Earth Mk. II:
Ahhh.. the world of local politics. The people thought it cost too much, and voted accordingly. Doesn't seem like there's much else to the issue.
WTF are you talking about?
*LOL*
|
"I'm for anything that gets you through the night, be it prayer, tranquilizers, or a bottle of Jack Daniel's."
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Forum Rules
|
|
|
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
|
HTML code is Off
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|