Education and Class

• The Digital Disparities Facing Lower-Income Teenagers – The New York Times

  “One-fifth of teenagers in lower-income households reported that they never used computers for their homework — or used them less than once a month. And one-tenth of lower-income teenagers said they had only dial-up web access, an often slow and erratic Internet connection, at home. None of the higher-income youths said they had only dial-up access, according to the report.”

  tags: 522 socialclass

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