£30m funding for "universal" broadband

£30MILLION FUNDING FOR "UNIVERSAL" BROADBAND
[SOURCE: CNET, AUTHOR: Tim Ferguson]
The UK government has pledged £30m of funding over the next three years to help school pupils from low income families gain home broadband access. The plan will allow pupils to access school work and resources - such as downloading and storing homework - and get feedback from teachers at home. In his speech at education tech show, Bett 2008, minister for schools and learners Jim Knight said: "We have the highest levels of embedded technology in classrooms in European Union and one computer for every three pupils. The next step is home access for all." He warned the digital divide cannot be allowed to "reinforce social and academic divisions" and said: "We have to find a way to make access universal, or else it's not fair."
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