May 26, 2006
The Challenges and Benefits of Requiring Students to Buy Laptops
More than 150 colleges require students to buy computers as a way to make sure everyone has ready access to the Internet and other classroom applications. The idea has grown over the past decade, with a few more colleges adopting laptop programs each year. But colleges that require computers are still in the minority.
Proponents of the programs say the main benefit these days is standardization, since most of the colleges choose single models of computers and standard software that
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