The document discusses how lack of access to technology can negatively impact students' academic achievement. It presents three scenarios: 1) A student named Janie cannot complete science projects at home due to lack of internet access, hurting her grade. 2) A teacher requires students to access class materials online, but some students complain they do not have a home computer. 3) A parent is not receiving a teacher's weekly email newsletter about an upcoming field trip because the parent does not own a computer or want her children exposed to the internet.