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Will a new batch of licenses help rural students get online?

The Hechinger Report

In total, the homework gap hits some 12 million school-aged kids nationwide, according to a 2017 congressional report, “ America’s Digital Divide.”. But the premise of this is new licensing … and if the FCC doesn’t grant that, then anything we’ve proposed will be moot.”. Suddenly, this sleepy spectrum became extremely valuable.

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A hidden, public internet asset that could get more kids online for learning

The Hechinger Report

In 2004, President George W. This issue constitutes a new civil right: the right to digital equity,” concluded a June 2017 report on the “homework gap” from the Consortium for School Networking. Related: Many low-income families get on the Internet with smartphones or tablets. That matters. Here’s why.