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This article examines the difficulties schools face in providing equal educational 
opportunities for all students, particularly in implementing technology in the 
classrooms of poor school districts.  Obstacles in getting schools wired for the 
Internet are discussed, particularly in the areas of funding.  Examples of how 
some economically disadvantaged  schools are getting connected and their 
funding efforts are highlighted.


Kentucky Long-Term Policy Research Center (2001).  Are Technology Investments
Yielding Dividends for Kentucky Students?  Policy Notes on Issues of Importance to 
Kentuckys Future.  Retrieved October 25, 2001 from the World Wide Web: 
http://www.kltprc.net/policynotes/Chpt_7.htm.

A survey of Kentucky high school students offers several insights into where 
young people acquire computer skills.  The vast majority of principally college- 
bound youth have access to a computer at home, but they acquire key skills 
word processing and spread sheetsat school.  Thus, computers in schools 
appear to have leveled the playing field.  Also, some studies have linked the use 
of spreadsheet analysis to higher math scores.


National Center for Education Statistics Issue Brief (1998, March).  Internet Access in
Public Schools.   U.S. Department of Education, Office of Educational Research and
Improvement.




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Using surveys of a nationally representative sample of public schools from 1994 
to 1997, NCES sought to measure Internet access in schools.  In three years, the 
percentage of U.S. public schools with Internet access increased from 35 percent 
in fall 1994 to 78 percent in fall 1997.  Despite this progress, certain gaps persist. 
In 1997, schools with 50 percent or more minority students enrolled lagged 
behind schools with 20 percent or fewer minority  students, as did smaller 
schools.  Also lagging in Internet capabilities were schools with 71 percent or 
more poor students, with 63 percent having access.  However, schools with 31 to
70 percent poor students have made considerable gains in Internet access, 
moving from 58 percent in 1996 to 78 percent in 1997.


	

	
		
			
				
					
						




						
							
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