Horry County Schools is among 14 school districts that will collectively share $2 million for new or continuing laptop projects from the South Carolina Department of Education’s 2008-09 Enhancing Education Through Technology (E2T2) competitive grants program.

The grants, announced by the Office of eLearning, are part of the federal No Child Left Behind law’s support for school technology efforts that address accountability, community involvement, web-based learning, and equity of access. Districts were eligible for either new grants up to $200,000 or continuation grants up to $80,000 for existing laptop programs.

Horry County Schools received a grant of $67,053 to continue a project at Loris Middle School to enhance the integration of technology in science instruction, to increase technology proficiency of teachers and students, and to provide equitable student access to technology at home and at school through a laptop checkout program.