AM News: India Unveils $35 Touch-Screen Computer
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A $35 Tablet? India Is On The Case NPR: The Indian government unveiled a $35 prototype of a touch-screen tablet for students. If it's produced, it would be the world's cheapest. Inexpensive touch-screen tablets have global appeal because there's no need for language-specific keyboards... Despite states' efforts, measures to protect students from predators sometimes fail Washington Post: For nearly three decades, Kevin Ricks exploited gaps in a system that is supposed to keep sexual predators out of the classroom... Education" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(34, 68, 187); ">Equity of Test Is Debated as Children Compete for Gifted Kindergarten NYT (Winerip): Because test prep “boot camp” and $145-an-hour tutoring is available to those who can pay, children from wealthy families have an advantage, some parents say.