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  • School's network deficient [NC Statewide Computer System A $150M Failure]

    01/12/2004 6:56:15 AM PST · by TaxRelief · 30 replies · 210+ views
    The News-Observer ^ | January 12, 2004 | TODD SILBERMAN
    The program to connect all North Carolina schools with a sophisticated computer network began in 1999 with a contract for $54 million. The state's commitment is now $113 million and counting, and the final tab will probably exceed $150 million. Plans called for all of the state's teachers to have instant access to the system from their desktop computers by this year. Instead, only six of 117 school districts are on line as part of a trial of the system, which is called NC WISE. And many of the teachers using it don't like it. They say it is difficult...