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

Digital Divide 115

Digital Divide Broadband Chromebook Survey 115

Edsurge

DECEMBER 15, 2020

The impetus was really to close that achievement gap and that digital divide.” In all, the state has distributed about 140,000 devices—many of them Chromebooks—and 44,000 home internet connections, negotiating discounts with five ISPs, with most connections costing the state between $10 to $20 a month.

Digital Divide 205

Digital Divide Broadband Laptops Libraries 205

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 11, 2018

Caine oversees the school’s Chromebooks. Federal licenses to use spectrum that can carry mobile internet are a hot commodity, coveted by big telecommunications companies with money to spend at the periodic spectrum auctions conducted by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Some kids come to log extra time on class projects.

Broadband 83

Broadband Chromebook Accessibility Mobility 83

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

The implication, according to one NYT article : “the digital gap between rich and poor kids is not what we expected.” The real digital divide, this article contends, is not that affluent children have access to better and faster technologies. (Um, Um, they do.) School choice, for DeVos, is the Uber for education.

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Software 145