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Why schools should provide one laptop per child

  • Written by Binbin Zheng, Assistant Professor, Michigan State University
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A recent international study by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development found no positive evidence of impact of educational technology on student performance.

It did not find any significant improvement in reading, math or science in...

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