The sad case of technology education in the United States

"A lot of people have blogged about this web app from Red Hat. But, perhaps the OSI data could be used as a Technology Policy Corruption Index when combined with lobbying data for companies like Microsoft. After all, when was the last time an impoverished kid who would benefit from a free software telecentro wined and dined a U.S. Senator?

"The real world impact of technology policy failures in the US, using an example from the public education system: To illustrate what it means to be "left in Brazil's dust" on technology education policy, you can go to Adams Memorial Middle School's "Computer Lab" homepage -- graciously hosted by Tripod -- and you'll get a pop-ad ad when you click to enter the site (we got a scantily-clad woman selling a weight-loss scam ... what will you get?).

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