| Iowa High School Changes Course with Laptops |
| Posted by: Susan Einhorn |
| or the past several years, subpar student test scores have earned North High School in Iowa the distinction of being a low-achieving school. The 1,200 students at this urban school move in and out of the Des Moines area frequently and come from low-income homes and diverse backgrounds. Low attendance rates, lack of parental engagement and a high incidence of disciplinary referrals haven’t helped matters. In January 2011, each teacher received a laptop 10 months before students got theirs in October 2011. That gave the teachers the time necessary to figure out policies for the student laptops. The teachers also explored interactive tools and transitioned from using PCs to Macs. Out of about 60 schools in Des Moines Public Schools, North High is the only one with a laptop initiative and the largest school in Iowa that has one. |
| Source: Converge (USA) | Published: March 2nd, 2012 |
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