Changing a Rural Community’s Expectations Through 24/7 Learning

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dc.contributor.authorDigital Promise
dc.date.accessioned2019-04-15T21:47:33Z
dc.date.available2019-04-15T21:47:33Z
dc.date.issued2014-08-27
dc.descriptionAt Piedmont City School District, in rural northeast Alabama, technology is viewed as a tool for raising expectations in a town hit by poverty and hardship. This case study profiles the mPower Piedmont initiative, through which all students in grades 4-12 receive a laptop with home Internet access despite many ongoing challenges typical of rural districts like Piedmont: a limited and ever-changing budget, the area’s lack of broadband infrastructure, and a small staff.en_US
dc.description.abstractPart of a series of case studies produced by Digital Promise examining the work of members in our League of Innovative Schools. Click here for more info on the League. To stay up to date on future case studies, sign up for our email newsletter.en_US
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dc.identifier.citationDigital Promiseen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12265/61
dc.identifier.urihttps://digitalpromise.org/2014/08/27/a-model-for-21st-century-rural-education-at-piedmont-city-school-district/
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dc.subjectrural education
dc.subjectedtech
dc.titleChanging a Rural Community’s Expectations Through 24/7 Learningen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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