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An OTA 1987 report found computers in almost 99% of public middle and secondary schools and improving pupil access, which does not support broad deliberate student avoidance. DIRECT_TEXT

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Source: Trends and Status of Computers in Schools: Use in Chapter 1 Programs and Use with Limited English Proficient Students · locator {} · excerpt hash sha256:6bf382dffcb81d3879ed4ba76b00453d4ef7dd75917ab347eb98704fd647320c

In the 1986-87 school year, almost 95 percent of all public elementary schools had computers, as did almost 99 percent of all public middle and secondary schools. ... Pupil access to computers has also improved with increasing investments in the technology by schools. Today, the national average is about 37 students per computer.