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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – An Illinois House panel endorsed a proposal today that would aim to eventually put a laptop on the desk of every third- through eighth-grader in the state.
The proposal by state Rep. Connie Howard, D-Chicago, would create a pilot program to provide low-cost computers to students. The program would be funded by the Special Purposes Trust Fund, which is comprised of public and private donations.
The amount of money available in the fund would dictate how many schools could participate in the pilot program. As long as there is enough money for three schools to participate, the pilot program would go ahead.
Gov. Pat Quinn has been a proponent of increasing laptops in schools since he was lieutenant governor.
His office said more laptops in the classroom would improve academic performance, student participation and classroom enthusiasm.
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