Broadband for all schoolchildren

Think the One Laptop Per Child manifesto was ambitious? The UK may require parents to provide broadband internet access in an effort to narrow the achievement gap between the country's richest and poorest.

According to the Guardian, over a million children in the UK are without access to a computer at home.

The push is part of a plan drawn up by UK ministers and some of the country's leading tech companies, which will make access more affordable.

As part of the effort, parents of secondary schoolers will get online updates on children's lessons, performance, and behavior.