From the November 10, 1997 edition of Education Week, take a look at these statistics.  From 55,000 public schools in the United States, here are some statistics dealing with computer technology access to students.
 
 

	My School	Average	Best State	Worst State
Students per multimedia computer		21	Kansas (11)	Louisiana (36)
% of schools with videodisc player	YES/NO	55%	Florida (92%)	Montana (29%)
% of schools with cable television	YES/NO	74%	Hawaii (89%)	Alaska (52%)
% of schools with satellite access	YES/NO	28%	Georgia (92%)	New York (7%)
% of schools with a LAN	YES/NO	65%	Hawaii (85%)	Montana (42%)
% of schools connected to a WAN	YES/NO	30%	Delaware (71%)	New Hampshire (10%)
Students per CD-ROM		21	Kansas (14%)	Louisiana (35%)
% of schools with Internet Access	YES/NO	70%	Vermont (92%)	Mississippi (44%)

 
 

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