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Alabama Schools to be First in US to Get XO Laptop

CountryGeek passed us a link to a story in the Birmingham News, saying that schools in the Alabama city will be the first US students to make use of the XO laptop. The piece touches on a bit of the project's history, and seems to indicate the Birmingham school district is ready to make a serious commitment to these devices. "Langford has asked the City Council to approve $7 million for the laptops and a scholarship program that would give Birmingham students with a C average or above a scholarship to college or tech school of their choice. The City Council has not yet approved the funding. The rugged, waterproof computers will be distributed to students on April 15, Langford said, and children will be allowed to take them home. If a computer is lost, the school system can disable it, rendering it useless, Langford said. Students will turn in their computers at the end of their eighth-grade year."

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  1. end game post time at hand, bet early & often by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

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  2. sex w1th a Fagorz by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll
  3. " Alabama Schools to be First in US to Get XO..." by N+Nomad · · Score: 1, Troll

    "SHOOT i aint neva seen one of deese befoe, lets see now..says here we need ELECI..ELECTRICI..ELECTRI-CITY for use.Aw hell we dont got those over here"

  4. Re:Alabama, a thrid world country? by elrous0 · · Score: 1, Troll

    Once they promised a digital copy of the 10 commandments on every laptop, they were assured a big order from AL.

    --
    SJW: Someone who has run out of real oppression, and has to fake it.
  5. Would you rather they take a cue from California? by OMRebel · · Score: 1, Troll

    California (statemaster.com stats) #1 in Forcible rape #1 in Gonorrhea Cases #1 in Suicides #2 in Cumulative AIDS Cases All Ages #2 in Syphilis Cases #3 in Deaths due to HIV #3 in New AIDS Cases All Ages #4 in Motor vehicle theft (per capita) #4 in Prevalence of Poor Mental Health 2nd to last in Overall Child Health Status The education stats aren't anything to celebrate over either. Yeah, I bet everyone in Alabama wishes they could be as sophisticated as those out West.

  6. Um, what? How can you say something so stupid? by nunyadambinness · · Score: 0, Troll

    It is pretty much already the case that todays college bachelors degree, is the equivalent to the HS degree of a few decades ago. In the past and bachelors pretty much ensured you'd get a good paying higher level job. Now, a BS or BA is the minimum requirement for almost any job besides riding on the back of the garbage truck.


    This is, easily, the stupidest thing anyone has ever posted on slashdot.

    Please don't discuss this subject again, it's obvious you have no idea what you're talking about. Don't even try to claim you do, because the first thing I'll do is post the numbers for jobs that require a BA on Monster.com, or jobs.com, and the ones that don't.

    Then of course, you'll try to make some stupid fucking excuse for why you spewed what you did on the screen, but the reality is, you're ignorant. That's the only way you could have intentionally posted such patently wrong nonsense.