Internet filtering in schools and libraries is excessive and limits student learn- ing, hurting low-income kids the most, according to a new report from the American Library Association (ALA). "Fencing out Knowledge: Impacts of the Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA) 10 Years Later" concluded that institutions that have installed filtering software on their Internet-accessible computers in order to receive certain federal funds routinely block more con-tent than required, depriving students of access to information and collaborative tools. Poor students who may not otherwise have unfiltered Internet access are the most affected.
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