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  • Digital Divide Separates White, Minority Students

    09/05/2006 12:36:02 PM PDT · by ShadowDancer · 51 replies · 1,050+ views
    ClickonDetroit ^ | September 5, 2006 | AP
    Digital Divide Separates White, Minority StudentsPOSTED: 2:58 pm EDT September 5, 2006 UPDATED: 3:18 pm EDT September 5, 2006 WASHINGTON -- Many more white children use the Internet than do Hispanic and black students, a reminder that going online is hardly a way of life for everyone. Two of every three white students -- 67 percent -- use the Internet, but less than half of blacks and Hispanics do, according to federal data released Tuesday. For Hispanics the figure is 44 percent; for blacks, it's 47 percent. "This creates incredible barriers for minorities," said Mark Lloyd, a senior fellow at...