“May I carry your laptop?” could replace “May I carry your books?” as the flirtation of choice this fall in Fairfax County if the school board goes ahead Monday night with a plan to purchase the district’s first all-online social studies textbook. The online texts would be used for nearly all social studies students in grades seven through 12, said Peter Noonan, the school district’s assistant superintendent for instructional services.

The board’s likely approval would signal a major shift in how Fairfax officials expect students to learn: Paper is out, computers are in.

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