Rick Allen: “The Senate finds the following: (1) Improving the education of our children is an essential and important responsibility…”

“The Senate finds the following: (1) Improving the education of our children is an essential and important responsibility facing this country. (2) Strong parental involvement is a cornerstone for academic success; it is parents who know and understand the special, individual needs of their own children. (3) Advanced technology has fueled unprecedented economic growth and positively transformed the way Americans conduct business and communicate with each other. (4) Families will need ready access to the technical tools and skills necessary for their school age children to succeed in the classroom and the increasingly competitive international marketplace. (5) Studies have shown that the presence of a computer in the home has a positive impact on a student's level of academic achievement and performance in school.”