NACOL Urges Congress to Restore Technology Funding for Nation's Public Schools; Inner Cities, Rural Districts Hit Hardest
U.S. Newswire, June, 2006
WASHINGTON, June 13 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The North American Council for Online Learning (NACOL) today appealed to the House Appropriations Committee headed by Rep. Jerry Lewis (R-Calif.) to restore funding "as a matter of urgency" for needed technology and online learning in the nation's public schools.
The cuts recently proposed by the Committee's education subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Ralph Regula (R-Ohio), would deprive tens of thousands of inner city and rural schools of access to needed equipment and online learning, said NACOL president Susan Patrick in a letter to committee members.
"Today's reality is that 40 percent of our nation's high schools cannot access a college preparatory curriculum," Patrick said. "This is a national tragedy. The need is greater than...
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