Kids with home computers more likely to graduate. Period. Cymbal crash. Lights go out.
So says a researcher from UC-Santa Cruz who claims that not only do kids who possess a home computer have a greater likelihood of graduating from high school, but that black and latino kids are far less likely to have a home computer in the first place...thus further building the digital divide along crucial racial fault lines in our country.
To learn more about this crucial topic, go to "Study: 'Digital Divide' Affects School Success", e-School News, 12.12.05, or to the original research study out of UC-Santa Cruz entitled: "Are We Really a Nation On-line? Ethic and Racial Disparities in Access to Technology and Their Consequences."
An excerpt from the e-School News article:
"The digital divide is large and persistent, and black and Latino children are particularly hard-hit," said Fairlie. "The digital divide has important implications for educational and economic inequality in the United States. These findings should be a wake-up call for policy makers."
An excerpt from the research study:
The Digital Divide is large and does not appear to be disappearing soon.
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