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For Low-Income Kids, Access to Devices Could Be the Equalizer

March 21, 2013 by twalker  
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Access to the Internet connects kids to all kinds of information — and for low-income students especially, that access has the power to change their social structure by allowing them to become empowered and engaged, said Michael Mills, a professor of Teaching and Learning at the University of Central Arkansas during a SXSWEdu session last week. Source: KQED Mindshift

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