« NYT: “Saudi Arabia exported more oil to China than to the United States last year.” | Main | DeLong: "The Long View..." - the world is getting better »

March 22, 2010

Kudos to Canby High School

Laptop home Put me down as someone who thinks every high school student needs to have a laptop with an internet connection at home. So kudos to Canby High School for a solid move in that direction. From the Oregonian article “New Canby High Program lets students borrow laptops for home Internet access” by Nicole Dungca (here):

Last month, Canby High administrators presented their own solution to Orozco's problem -- the school launched "Check It Out," a program that allows students to borrow laptops and wireless modems for free Internet access at home.

The program sheds light on a predicament facing families as they search for ways to trim budgets. Although many now consider online access essential for academic success, nearly one-third of U.S. households have no Internet connection, according to data from a 2009 Census Bureau survey.

Laptop At Canby High School, where a striking one in 17 students is considered homeless, there's often a waiting list for the laptops and wireless modems, especially on weekends.

"We definitely know there's a need for the program," said principal Pat Johnson. Each night, students can check out one of 10 laptops bought by the school and one of 20 wireless modules, which were provided free of charge by Cricket Wireless.

Yea..... I do wonder what the computers cost.

Posted at 05:46 PM |

The comments to this entry are closed.