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11 Jan 2010, 05:41pm
http://www.itproportal.com/portal/news/article/2010/1/11/uk-government-offer-free-laptops-broadband-poorer-families/
UK Government To Offer Free Laptops, Broadband To Poorer Families
11 January, 2010, by Desire Athow
The UK government has announced plans to revive the Home Access Scheme, which will see a nation wide rollout of free laptops and broadband internet connections to pupils from poorer backgrounds, with the intention of ‘bridging the gap between rich and poor pupils.’
The scheme, which was first announced by Prime Minister Gordon Brown in October 2008, will provide free laptops and internet connection to around 270,000 poor families in Britain and has already been initiated in two local areas.
The scheme will allow the students to keep the laptops but the internet connection will be funded for just one year.
(ed : incidentally and by pure coincidence, Talktalk is giving away 12 months free broadband when users take on a 24-month contract. Users will get free broadband, unlimited evening and weekend calls as well as a wireless router).
Earlier, this very scheme was a component of the Home Computing Initiative, in which companies were asked to lease out free computers to their employees in return to tax breaks. However, after garnering the support of around 60 firms, the scheme died down in just 7 years.
According to BBC News, a recent report from the Institute of Fiscal Studies had claimed that students with a laptop at home saw an increase of 2 grade points in one subject at GCSE level.
I lol'd my pants.....haven't these kids heard of a library or something??? Most of these kids are probably just going to sell the laptop anyway.....and if not spend all their time on myspace.
What is the point of EMA??? Students who's parents are on low income get paid up to £30 per week if they attend all lessons to spend on stuff to use for their education...
UK Government To Offer Free Laptops, Broadband To Poorer Families
11 January, 2010, by Desire Athow
The UK government has announced plans to revive the Home Access Scheme, which will see a nation wide rollout of free laptops and broadband internet connections to pupils from poorer backgrounds, with the intention of ‘bridging the gap between rich and poor pupils.’
The scheme, which was first announced by Prime Minister Gordon Brown in October 2008, will provide free laptops and internet connection to around 270,000 poor families in Britain and has already been initiated in two local areas.
The scheme will allow the students to keep the laptops but the internet connection will be funded for just one year.
(ed : incidentally and by pure coincidence, Talktalk is giving away 12 months free broadband when users take on a 24-month contract. Users will get free broadband, unlimited evening and weekend calls as well as a wireless router).
Earlier, this very scheme was a component of the Home Computing Initiative, in which companies were asked to lease out free computers to their employees in return to tax breaks. However, after garnering the support of around 60 firms, the scheme died down in just 7 years.
According to BBC News, a recent report from the Institute of Fiscal Studies had claimed that students with a laptop at home saw an increase of 2 grade points in one subject at GCSE level.
I lol'd my pants.....haven't these kids heard of a library or something??? Most of these kids are probably just going to sell the laptop anyway.....and if not spend all their time on myspace.
What is the point of EMA??? Students who's parents are on low income get paid up to £30 per week if they attend all lessons to spend on stuff to use for their education...