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Are home computers are an important input in the educational production function? To address this question, we conduct a field experiment involving the provision of free computers to schoolchildren for home use. Low-income children attending middle and high schools in 15 schools in California...
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, and other measurable educational outcomes, and these disparities exist across family resources and race. Focusing on … the gender gap in academic achievement. Data from several sources indicate that boys are less likely to use computers for …
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, and other measurable educational outcomes, and these disparities exist across family resources and race. Focusing on … the gender gap in academic achievement. Data from several sources indicate that boys are less likely to use computers for …
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, and other measurable educational outcomes, and these disparities exist across family resources and race. Focusing on … the gender gap in academic achievement. Data from several sources indicate that boys are less likely to use computers for …
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Computers are an important part of modern education, yet large segments of the population - especially low-income and minority children - lack access to a computer at home. Does this impede educational achievement? We test this hypothesis by conducting the largest-ever field experiment involving...
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Computers are an important part of modern education, yet large segments of the population - especially low-income and minority children - lack access to a computer at home. Does this impede educational achievement? We test this hypothesis by conducting the largest-ever field experiment involving...
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