OMAHA, Neb. (KMTV) — Computers are essential for today’s students whether they’re learning at school or at home.
Yet, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Household Pulse Survey, 13.8% of children in Nebraska don’t usually have a computer or other device for schoolwork, and 10.9% of kids don’t usually have internet access at home for education purposes.
This reality motivated Jim Clements, the founder and executive director of Made New Makerspace in Omaha. Four years ago, a friend and network engineer at Kiewit offered to donate a few laptops. Another friend connected Clements with Ken Pennington at Ken’s PC Repair. Together, they’ve grown the program, Laptops for Learners, each year. Soon, they’ll eclipse 750 computers donated to local kids.
“What we do is we give them an opportunity where now they can get this technology into their homes and their kids can do their homework on…
