Hall Co. Schools Supt. going to White House for education summit

GAINESVILLE - Hall County Schools Superintendent Will Schofield is headed to Washington D.C. next week to take part in the ConnectED Initiative education summit.<br /> <br /> Schofield will spend all day Wednesday at the White House to discuss the initiative, which hopes to get high speed internet access to 99 percent of students across the country.<br /> <br /> "Whether they're in rural Mississippi or in Manhattan, New York, you ought to have access to the same world class resources, wherever you are," said Schofield.<br /> <br /> Schofield was selected to participate in the summit over a month ago.<br /> <br /> "We were actually contacted probably six or seven weeks ago," said Schofield. "[We were] identified as one of the leaders in the country in terms of moving the digital initiative forward and that is getting and using digital resources to teach our students."<br /> <br /> Schofield will join educators from around the country and the President at the education summit.<br /> <br /> (Click on the link below for more information about the meeting.)<br />