Computers 4 Kids

Posted by Michael Ramage
May 05th, 2008 at 11:25 am
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I would like to invite you to watch an inspiring video about “Computers 4 Kids,” a program just launched by Connected Tennessee.  You will hear the story of Lotez Holloway, a foster care child who has been in six homes in five years, but retains his enthusiasm and drive for educational excellence. “At school these days, basically you need a computer to get along,” Holloway says. “It’s like your pencil now.”

Through the Computers 4 Kids program, Connected Tennessee and its partners are placing 1,000 computers in the homes of underprivileged children each year for the next three years.  Why are we doing this?  Simple.  Students need a computer at home in order to succeed at school. 

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2 Comments so far
  1. Posted by: Blogging Molly
    May 5th, 2008 at 5:29 pm

    Kids can’t even begin to hope of being successful these days without computers and access to the internet. This seems to be a great program that does a lot more to help kids succeed than most of the education plans we’ve seen recently from the government.

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    May 5th, 2008 at 6:10 pm

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