Technology in the Classroom

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Percentage of Instructional Rooms with Internet Access
in the Classroom

Source: National Center for Education Statistic (NCES), Survey of Advanced Telecommunications in U.S. Public Elementary and Secondary Schools, February 1997, February 1999 and February 2000. Limitations of data: The measure looks at access to the Internet, but does not look at actual or quality of use.

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Number of Students Per Instructional and
Multimedia Computer

Source: Market Data Retrieval, Technology in Education, 1997, 1998 and 1999; Market Data Retrieval, 1997 as cited in Education Week, Technology Counts, 1997. Limitations of data: Market Data Retrieval data do not have consistently high response rates, and response rates vary substantially across sites. Accuracy of responses may vary considerably across districts and states.

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Priority 11:

Percentage of Classrooms in High- and Low-Poverty
Schools with Internet Access

Source: NCES, Internet Access in Public Schools, February 1998; Internet Access in U.S. Public Schools and Classrooms, February 2000. Limitations of data: Poverty measures are based on free and reduced-price school lunch data, which may underestimate school poverty levels, particularly for older students and immigrant students.

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Priority 12:

Percentage of 2-Year and 4-Year Higher Education
Institutions Offering Distance Education Courses,
Fall 1995 and 1997-98

Note: Percentages for 1995 are based on an estimated 3,460 higher education institutions, and for 1997-98 are based on an estimated 3,580 higher education institutions.
Sources: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Postsecondary Education Quick Information System, Survey on Distance Education Courses Offered by Higher Education Institutions, 1995, and Survey on Distance Education at Postsecondary Education Institutions, 1998-1999. Limitations of data: Does not adjust for the number of students participating in different institutions.

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Number of Different Distance Education Courses
Offered by 2-Year and 4-Year Higher Education
Institutions in 1994-95 and 1997-98

Notes: 1994-95 data includes information for the estimated 1,130 higher education institutions that offered distance education courses in fall 1995. The data for 1994-95 were not input for item nonresponse. However, there was no item nonresponse for the number of distance education courses offered. 1997-98 data includes information for the estimated 1,590 higher education institutions that offered any distance education courses in 1997-98.
Sources: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Postsecondary Education Quick Information System, Survey on Distance Education Courses Offered by Higher Education Institutions, 1995, and Survey on Distance Education at Postsecondary Education Institutions, 1998-1999. Limitations of data: Does not adjust for differences in the number of students participating in different courses.

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