"Many experts in education technology worry that the push to sell test-preparation software to poor schools could deepen exactly those inequities that the law is meant to address. The law, they say, is creating a new "digital divide" just as low-income districts are finally catching up in their access to computers: While poor schools tend to buy software with repetitive math and reading exercises that produce few lasting gains, wealthier ones are using technology in ways that contribute more to in-depth learning."
"To some educators, the rush by software vendors to take advantage of No Child Left Behind points to one of the law's biggest flaws. While the federal government is setting tougher standards than ever before, Washington remains reluctant to dictate how districts should spend funding provided by the law to meet its requirements." http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/education/bal-te.software19sep19,1,5812319.st ory?coll=bal-education-features Forwarded by Bonnie Bracey [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.
