A Punctilious Computer Rejects 500,000 Applicants for Federal Grants.

The article reports on the rejection of more than 500,000 student applications for Basic Educational Opportunity Grants by a computer in Iowa. The computer was said to be very meticulous to details. According to the Office of Education, students could still be qualified to receive state funds in the...

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Publicado en:Chronicle of Higher Education Vol. 17; no. 4; p. 15
Autor principal: Middleton, Lorenzo
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Chronicle of Higher Education 9/25/1978
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