Read the excerpt from a text about online learning.“Virtual schools were growing quite quickly,” said Christina Martin, a policy analyst at the Cascade Policy Institute, a free-market think tank based in Portland, Ore. . . .The big issue, she said, was fairness. Some students have access to virtual schools because they have a learning coach to stay home with them, while others don’t. Also, Internet connections can be costly, and not every family has one. And families have to pay for their own printing. . . . “An adult must stay with a child during the day and make sure they’re doing their work.” This information would best support a claim about students’ need for
Answer
A
personal coaches.
B
Internet supervision.
C
high-tech gadgets.
D
equal access to technology.
Explanation
The excerpt says some students have a learning coach at home, while others do not, and that Internet access and printing can cost money. These differences mean students do not have equal access to the resources needed for virtual school. So the information best supports the claim that students need equal access to technology.
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