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Educational Benefits of Broadband
In 1998, Boston Public Schools put high-speed technology networks in their schools and libraries and partnered with the Boston Digital Bridge Foundation to provide students technology access, training, content, and curriculum. The program evaluation showed:
- 95% of participants made significant improvements
in their computer skills; and - 80% of graduates went on to college versus the
district average of 65%.
Andrew Wainer with Wendy Lazarus, Impacts of Technology on Outcomes for Youth: A 2005 Review (Santa Monica, CA: The Children’s Partnership, June 2005).