California gave every student in prison a laptop. How community colleges are using them
California prisons have given 30,000 laptops to incarcerated students.
California prisons have given 30,000 laptops to incarcerated students. Inmates say using technology prepares them to enter the workforce.
As community colleges start replacing correspondence courses by mail with online-only classes, students and professors debate whether this type of learning is any more effective.
Original reporting: CalMatters.
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