Free Laptops and Broadband for the Poor
Prime Minister Gordon Brown has promised $500 million in laptops and broadband to help the UK's poorest families follow their children's progress at school. Good idea? Bad idea? Potential for abuse?
Prime Minister Gordon Brown has promised $500 million in laptops and broadband to help the UK's poorest families follow their children's progress at school. Good idea? Bad idea? Potential for abuse?
Speaking to an international education forum in Westminster, Brown said: "We want every family to become a broadband family, and we want every home linked to a school. For those finding it difficult to afford this, today I can announce the nationwide rollout of our home access programme to get laptops and broadband at home for 270,000 families. It will mean all families can come together, learn together and reap rewards together."