The Learning Connection: Schools in the Information Age becomes the first of Benton's What's Going On reports, which map communications policies, practices, and principles in key areas where the public interest is being contested, including schools, libraries, and health care. The Learning Connection, funded by the Joyce and Kellogg Foundations, helps inform debates that lead to new universal service provisions in the Telecommunications Act of 1996.
National Highlights
Department of Commerce releases Falling Through the Net: A Survey of the "Have Nots" in Rural and Urban America revealing gaps in computer ownership and telephone access.