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For school was a notebook. don't forget lugging all of the expensive heavy textbooks around. >> you don't have textbooks. >> the biggest thing in your book bag is your computer. >> welcome to what could be the future of education located here in moorsville north carolina. stop here. moorsville is probably best known as the home of nascar raci racing not tore state of the art school. now the school district is gaining national attention over its conversion to 21st century technology. it's visionary superintendent is dr. mark edwin. >> all of the students 3rd through 12th have laptops and we are...

For school was a notebook. don't forget lugging all of the expensive heavy textbooks around. >> you don't have textbooks. >> the biggest thing in your book bag is your computer. >> welcome to what could be the future of education located here in moorsville north carolina. stop here. moorsville is probably best known as the home of nascar raci racing not tore state of the art school. now the school district is gaining national attention over its conversion to 21st century technology. it's visionary superintendent is dr. mark edwin. >> all of the students 3rd through 12th have laptops and we are...

>> we have repurpose pussed or funding. we have 19 districts in funding we are considered a modestly funded school district. >> how much do you spend per purple? >> 7,400 per pupil per year. >> what's a cost of the a family? we charge a $50 what we call a user fee. we have had families who fwraut in a big jar of coins who are in tough times they said we are in. here's our $50. >> while his budget was cut he had to layoff 10 percent of his calf including 37 teachers his reforms improve graduation rates from 77 to 91 percent in five years. how did he find the money for a lap top? >> we have move...

>> we have repurpose pussed or funding. we have 19 districts in funding we are considered a modestly funded school district. >> how much do you spend per purple? >> 7,400 per pupil per year. >> what's a cost of the a family? we charge a $50 what we call a user fee. we have had families who fwraut in a big jar of coins who are in tough times they said we are in. here's our $50. >> while his budget was cut he had to layoff 10 percent of his calf including 37 teachers his reforms improve graduation rates from 77 to 91 percent in five years. how did he find the money for a lap top? >> we have move...

>> experts like researcher melissa farley say that the internet has fueled an explosion of the selling of women and teens. >> it increases the vulnerability and accessibility of women for sale and at the same time it increases the anonymity and privacy of the john. >> websites empower anyone with a lap top to market girls under their control and provide men with a risk free place to buy them. one of the most popular destinations is the community bulletin board craigslist. >> craigslist is used to buy and sell people for sex. >> but with rising legal pressure from state attorneys