Spread the loveVeronica Newhart, University of California, Irvine and Mark Warschauer, University of California, Irvine Over the past century, American schools have integrated an ever-more-diverse group of students. Racial integration is most prominent, but it’s not just Native Americans, blacks and Latinos who have been brought into public education. Schools today serve children with conditions on the autism spectrum, Down syndrome and many other medical issues. But there is one group of children who still cannot attend school: those with serious chronic illnesses. A rolling screen with a camera, microphone and speakers. Emmett Connolly, thoughtwax/flickr, CC BY-NC These homebound students, … Continue reading How robots could help chronically ill kids attend school