More price-conscious consumers may also like Apple's eMac line, originally introduced as an educational computer but now sold as a bargain-priced (for Apple) consumer machine.

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Still, withdrawals are tax-free if used for any educational expense, including tutoring, computer purchases or private primary or high school.

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Recent research from Microsoft Research UK into how computing is taught at high schools around the world, explained that teaching computer science had significant educational and economic benefits.

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But what if a computer model factors in the educational level of the applicant's mother, which in America is strongly correlated with race?

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You can take money out of these tax-favored accounts to buy any computer, peripheral, or educational software but not games (Microsoft Word, for example, but not Halo).

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Does the country have education and ICT statistics including indicators and data on computer equipment and communications in rural and urban educational institutions?

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Giving every child a tablet computer is a nice gimmick, but it is unlikely to be the key to educational excellence.

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The money grows tax deferred and can be withdrawn tax free if used for "qualified educational expenses, " which include not just college but also private elementary and secondary tuition, tutoring and even a computer.

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