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Archive for April 2nd, 2008

A rural county increases college going rate from 26 percent to 84 percent.

Posted by philhardwick on April 2, 2008

How did such a thing happen? Old-fashioned community involvement in the schools and new-fashioned technology where every kid in 6-12 grades gets a laptop.  And investing in a wireless Internet system five years ago did not hurt.

More details at the following Web sites:
http://www.dailyyonder.com/greene-county-nc-wireless-and-way-ahead
http://www.gcsedu.org/home.aspx

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Web site that focuses on small towns.

Posted by philhardwick on April 2, 2008

Smallwander.com SM links the high-quality resources of small towns. The site, which is still in the testing stage, will include 10 to 30 towns from each of the southeastern states in the not-too-distant future. This site is different than other tourism sites because it:
Focuses on small towns that have small-town charm, with historical, artistic, and natural offerings,
Pools the amenities of small towns into a single database,
Provides up-to-date information about events, and
Recruits businesses that are locally-owned, walkable, and environmentally-friendly.

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