- Poorer pupils to be given free laptops, January 11, 2010, BBC News: “A scheme to give free laptops to pupils from poor backgrounds is being rolled out to 270,000 families in England. The £300m Home Access scheme, first announced by Prime Minister Gordon Brown in 2008, has been piloted in two local areas. It will allow some of the most in need children, those in care and from the poorest homes, to apply for a grant for a free laptop and broadband connection. It aims to help bridge the achievement gap between rich and poor pupils…”
- Free laptops with broadband to be provided to 250,000 low-income households, January 11, 2010, Telegraph: “The Prime Minister said the £300 million project would see every family in the country linked to their children’s schools to access progress reports on attainment, behaviour and other needs. As well as helping pupils with homework, trials of the scheme had also proved invaluable to single parents with finding work and keeping in touch with friends, Mr Brown said. He hailed the national rollout of the scheme in a speech to education ministers and professionals from around the world meeting at a forum in London…”
Poverty-related issues in the news, from the Institute for Research on Poverty