Chicago aims to get computers into poor students’ homes — by The Associated Press
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Chicago, IL (USA) Saying there are whole chunks of Chicago where children are falling further behind in school because they don’t have computers at home, Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced Tuesday what he called a first-of-its-kind program to sell discounted computers to low-income families and provide them Internet service at a drastically reduced rate.
“We have done our job working with a great partner, Comcast, who will make Chicago the first city of its kind in the country to deal comprehensively with the digital divide to make sure every child has a chance to compete in the 21st century economy,” Emanuel said at a news conference at a library on the city’s South Side.
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