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Bridging the digital divide: The impact of race on computer access and internet use. February 2, 1998. This Working Paper is a longer version of the article, “Bridging the Racial Divide on the Internet, ”published in Science, April 17, 1998. Nashville, TN. http://www2000.ogsm.vanderbilt.edu/papers/race/science.html

Carnevale, A.P., and Rose, S.J. 1998. Education for what? The new office economy. Educational Testing Service. Princeton, NJ.

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Connecting to the future: A guide for building a network infrastructure for education, (video and handbook). 1995. Available from NASA CORE (440) 774-1051.

Educational Technology Trends, 1997. 10th Edition. Quality Education Data. Denver, CO. http://www.qeddata.com/

Falling through the net II: New data on the digital divide. July 28, 1998. Department of Commerce, National Telecommunications and Information Administration. Washington, D.C. http://www.ntia.doc.gov/ntiahome/net2/

From here to technology: How to fund hardware, software, and more. 1995. American Association of School Administrators. Alexandria, VA. http://www.aasa.org

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Internet access in public schools: NCES issue brief. March, 1998. National Center for Education Statistics, Office of Educational Research and Improvement, U.S. Department of Education. Washington, DC. http://www.NCES.ed.gov

KickStart initiative: Connecting America’s communities to the information superhighway. The Benton Foundation. Washington, D.C. http://www.benton.org/Library/KickStart/kick.connecting.html

Losing ground bit by bit: Low-income communities in the information age. 1998. The Benton Foundation. Washington, D.C. http://www.benton.org/Library/Low-Income/

National opinion poll. 1998. Milken Exchange on Educational Technology. Santa Monica, CA. http://www.milkenexchange.org/projects/survey.html

Report to the president on the use of technology to strengthen k-12 education in the United States. March, 1997. President’s Committee of Advisors on Science and Technology: Panel on Educational Technology. Washington, D.C.

Rockman, S. June 1995. In school or out: Technology, equity, and the future of our kids. Communications of the ACM. New York, NY. http://www.rockman.com/Reports/Equity.pdf

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Sivin-Kachala, J. and Bialo, E. 1997. Report on the effectiveness of technology in schools. Software Publishers’ Association. Washington, D.C.

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Toward assessing the effectiveness of using technology in k-12 education. American Institutes for Research. Washington, D.C. Soon to be available from the U.S. Department of Education, OERI.

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Visit these Web sites for additional information:

http://www.EDvancenet.org — for this Leader’s Guide and other resources for policymakers

http://www.cosn.org — for great information about education technology legislation

http://www.mci.com/marcopolo — for excellent standards-based curriculum

http://www.nsba.org/itte — for learning how schools and districts can work together