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Silicon Valley Embraces School Kids' Tech Makeovers

Administrators at Baltimore County Public Schools, the 25th-largest public school system in the United States, have embraced  laptops, as part of one of the nation’s most ambitious classroom technology makeovers. In 2014, the district committed more than $200 million for HP laptops, and it is spending millions of dollars on math, science and language software. Its vendors visit classrooms. Some schoolchildren have been featured in tech-company promotional videos.

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