Sentences with phrase «percent have no access to computers»

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The study also finds that tablet access surpasses use of desktop computers among American teens, with 54 percent of youth having access to a desktop, compared with 68 percent of teens having access to a tablet computer.

When a child has access to a computer and broadband internet at home, they have a seven percent greater chance of graduating from college — and by extension, the potential to earn greater income over their lives relative to educational attainment.

Less than ten percent offer AP computer science, and students who have access aren't necessarily being encouraged to pursue programming.

Today, the conversation has shifted to this question: How do we define access when the price of personal computers and related technologies has dropped dramatically over the years and, according to the Pew Internet & American Life Project, 95 percent of Americans between the ages of 18 and 29 use the Internet?

A 2001 U.S. Department of Education report claimed that students in poverty are 15 percent less likely to have access to computers at school than students in the highest income brackets.

Using social bookmarking sites is definitely a key skill for students to learn, but I find that while most students have access to computers these days (according to Pew Research 95 percent of all teens are online), that doesn't mean that they have access to collaborative tools.

According to the survey data, about 72 percent of children 8 and under do have computer access at home in this country, but there are disparities, again, based on income.

72 percent believe students who have access to computers at home have a major advantage over those who do not.

The Leadership Conference Education Fund reports that African American families consider ensuring that students have access to computers and other technology in school the second - highest priority for additional school funding (after ensuring that there are enough books and instructional materials), with 94 percent saying it is one of the most important or very important uses.

Because 50 percent of my teacher evaluation is based on student test scores, it seemed especially necessary to devise a plan for them to have greater access to computers at school.

Additionally, «even though more than 40 percent of low - income households have access to and the capability to use computers and the internet, only 19 percent of households know of a website where they can get information or help with civil legal problems.»

An ACLU Poll in 1994 also found that 75 percent of those surveyed are concerned a «great deal» or a «fair amount»» about insurance companies putting medical information about them into a computer information bank to which others have access.