There is no good evidence that most uses of computers significantly improve teaching and learning, yet school districts are cutting programs -- music, art, physical education -- that enrich children's lives to make room for this dubious nostrum, and the Clinton Administration has embraced the goal of "computers in every classroom" with credulous and costly enthusiasm.
Todd Oppenheimer is the associate editor of Newsweek Interactive. He has won numerous awards for his writing and investigative reporting.
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