Wired has a Story on 2 new reports that say many good things about the E-Rate here in the US. : E-Rate and the Digital Divide: A Preliminary Analysis From the Integrated Studies of Educational Technology, conducted by the Urban Institute. The report found that e-rate funding is accomplishing what it was established to do, namely improving internal connections in the nation\’s poorer schools and getting them connected to the Internet.
\”The e-rate is helping to eliminate the digital divide and raise standards of learning in virtually every school and classroom,\” Riley said at the Conference on Educational Technology. \”The report clearly shows that we\’re moving in the right direction.\”
A second study released Monday from the National Center for Education Statistics, Teachers\’ Tools for the 21st Century: A Report on Teachers\’ Use of Technology showed that 99 percent of teachers have access to computers or the Internet at school, but not all of them have the skills to use it effectively.
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