It might not seem obvious how this is significant to HN. I think we all recognize that appropriate use of technology is a critical component of education now.

It might not seem obvious how this is significant to HN. I think we all recognize that appropriate use of technology is a critical component of education now. It takes money to use technology well; both to buy the hardware and software itself, and to hire people with the expertise to use technology appropriately in schools. Anything that increases the funding gap between rich schools and poor schools contributes to a technology gap as well. If you think school segregation is a thing of the past in the US, visit a poor urban school. You will see schools with 95%-99% minority students. I know it's related to poverty more than education policy, but the net effect is the same - we have segregated schools. I'm all for people supporting their children's schools directly. But policies that divert taxpayer money away from public schools and into private schools is ugly policy.