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Saturday, September 15, 2001
http://www.thejournal.com/magazine/vault/A3641.cfm New Jersey's Solution to the Digital Divide by Natasha Gaujean-La Mar, New Jersey Department of Education It is well documented that although schools have made great strides toward access within their boundaries, many students lag behind others in the opportunity for access outside of the normal school day. The digital divide, a gap between those who have access to computers and the Internet and those who do not, does indeed exist. According to a Department of Commerce study, students in households with larger incomes are more likely to use a home computer for schoolwork than those in poorer households. For example, only 20 percent of students whose households earn less than $30,000 per year are able to access and use a computer at home, while 80 percent of students living in households that earn $75,000 or more have access to technology in their homes....
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