Reasons for Bringing Technology Into Schools

This post relates to Project ReImagine. A research project by the U.S. Department of Education states rational for the increasing value of technology education in the classroom.
Some of the strongest reasons are:
1) Preparing the Student for future employment
2) Promoting equality for minority and students from a low social economic status

The Article States-In the case of several schools serving students from low-income homes, technology innovators stressed the importance of giving these students the technology tools that would equip them to compete with children coming from more affluent homes where technology is commonplace.
As soon as I heard that [the technology middle school] was opening up and it was going to be a technology school with the majority of kids being minority kids and low SES kids, I wanted to come here. . . .I came from a school where most of the families could afford a computer and the kids that didn't. . .had the tendency to withdraw and put their heads down and not really want to be into anything technology-based. . . - Middle school mathematics teacher
Courtesy of dina2040