Effect of state's 21st Century Classroom is hard to measure

Lotts is lucky to be presiding over one of the 21st Century Classrooms that outgoing Gov. Ned McWherter says he wants every Tennessee student to be in. Kingsport, one of the state's wealthier school systems, has long had a commitment to technology. Technology supervisor Chuck Erwin said the sys...

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Published inThe Knoxville news-sentinel
Main Author Leslie Lloyd Associated Press
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Knoxville, Tenn Gannett Media Corp 31.12.1994
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Erwin, Chuck
Owen, Sidney
KINGSPORT
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Summary:Lotts is lucky to be presiding over one of the 21st Century Classrooms that outgoing Gov. Ned McWherter says he wants every Tennessee student to be in. Kingsport, one of the state's wealthier school systems, has long had a commitment to technology. Technology supervisor Chuck Erwin said the system got 25 21st Century Classrooms in the program's first year and four last year. The school system is required to provide some matching money for the classrooms. The future in Kingsport looks bright, but in nearby Hancock County, the challenges are different for educators and students alike. Financial problems nearly closed Hancock County's school system two years ago. It is a rural system that has relied heavily on infusions of state money.