BHM - Technology and Education

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Which two sentences from the article include CENTRAL ideas of the article?

• The school district sent its nearly 198,000 students home to learn on school-issued Chromebooks.

• The program is designed to get students comfortable with computers and other technology.

• A district spokeswoman said its repair centers have fixed more than 30,000 devices each school year since the pandemic started.

• Savage says part of their mission is to fill the gap those barriers create.

Which sentence from the section "Helping Black And Brown Students Enter The Tech Field" BEST explains how technology companies are finding more diverse talent?

• The UTP is a paid apprenticeship program that serves as another pathway to college.

• Now employers are not just looking at traditional universities for workers.

• Savage says Black and brown students often face structural barriers.

• They also get very little exposure to technology as compared with white youth.

Which section from the article BEST explains why the Philadelphia School District sent students home with Chromebooks?

• Introduction [paragraphs 1-6]

• “Program Has Students Fixing Chromebooks”

• “Helping Black And Brown Students Enter The Tech Field”

• “Good Jobs Await After Graduation”

Which statement would be MOST important to include in a summary of the article?

• Students at West Philadelphia High School are learning to repair Chromebooks.

• Students at West Philadelphia High School face barriers to careers in technology.

• Students at West Philadelphia High School are primarily Black and Hispanic or Latino.

• Students at West Philadelphia High School are being prepared for STEM jobs after graduation.