Poorer Schools Still Lagging Behind On Internet Access, Study Finds

By Mary Ann Zehr

While nearly every school in the United States is now connected to the Internet, the most impoverished schools are falling further behind when it comes to online access in classrooms, according to a federal study released last week.

The percentage of schools with at least one connection to the Internet increased from 89 percent to 95 percent between 1998 and 1999, according to "Internet Access in U.S. Public Schools and Classrooms: 1994-1999," released by the...