"These awards will help parents and students who don't have computers at home link learning at school with learning anywhere through technology, " said Secretary of Education Richard Riley.

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With walls covered in calendars and color charts, and shelves and tables filled with computers, blocks, pegboards and books, it's a place to begin learning literacy, math and writing as well as to master fine motor skills and be social.

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