The Hechinger Report
APRIL 14, 2022
We have this huge digital divide that’s making it hard for [students] to get their education,” she said. David Silver, the director of education for the mayor’s office, said people talked about the digital divide, but there had never been enough energy to tackle it. Credit: Javeria Salman/ The Hechinger Report. “We
The Hechinger Report
AUGUST 25, 2021
18, 2021, in Brunswick, Maine. Nationwide, significant progress has been made since March 2020 on closing the digital divide – the chasm between those K-12 learners who have access to reliable internet and computing devices at home and those who don’t. The American Rescue Plan in March 2021 created the $7.2
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The Hechinger Report
NOVEMBER 11, 2021
In 43 states, that affordability gap accounts for the largest share of the digital divide, according to the EducationSuperHighway report. Policymakers have been talking about the digital divide for decades, but we’ve been closing it at a pace of about 1 percent a year,” Marwell said. Sign up for Hechinger’s newsletter.
eSchool News
JANUARY 1, 2021
We asked edtech executives, stakeholders, and experts to share some of their thoughts and predictions about where they think edtech is headed in 2021. Elementary students are not immune to serious student safety issues. In 2021, I believe the spirit of innovation and flexibility within K-12 education will continue to grow.
Digital Promise
AUGUST 18, 2021
My daughter is entering her third year of college, and I have three sons in elementary schools; my youngest starts first grade in a few weeks. There is another consideration that we must take into account when aiming to close the Digital Learning Gap. But what does that look like? I am a father of four.
eSchool News
AUGUST 20, 2020
For students across Texas and around the country, bridging the digital divide and providing reliable Internet connectivity that enables distance learning for students without Internet access are among the top priorities for state governments, school districts, teachers and parents alike. Many students across the U.S.
Insight Education Group
MAY 27, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has left elementary and secondary schools across the country in need of additional resources to operate and support their school communities. Between 2020 and 2021, Congress passed three stimulus bills that provided almost $190.5 Districts and schools may be wondering how to best use these funds.
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