A federal grant would eliminate the issue of rather or not local school districts can afford them.
If these units are purchased specifically (by the federal government) for needy districts then it will work. At $100 a pop these could become a regular staple, like TI calculators.
There are too many parents who cannot or simply will not buy a computer for their children. That does not mean that those kids don't deserve them.
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A federal grant would eliminate the issue of rather or not local school districts can afford them. If these units are purchased specifically (by the federal government) for needy districts then it will work. At $100 a pop these could become a regular staple, like TI calculators. There are too many parents who cannot or simply will not buy a computer for their children. That does not mean that those kids don't deserve them.