Aug
31
2010
31
2010
Economic Study Misconstrues Benefits of Computers, Broadband
This post originally appeared on politic365.com A recent article in Investor’s Business Daily revealed a startling bias against the potential benefits of broadband, particularly for low-income and minority students. According to Norm Alster, the article’s author, [T]he latest research suggests that dumping technology on people actually widens the gap between haves and have-nots. Kids who are given computers and high-speed Internet begin to slip in math, reading and English. The impact is worst among the [...]
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