The Hechinger Report

MARCH 17, 2021

Federal funds help narrow the digital divide. In Utah, the Murray City School District had been slowly developing a broadband network for students for two years when funding from the CARES Act helped the district speed up the rollout. Millions of students still face access issues. Stronger parent-school partnerships.

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MindShift

JULY 31, 2020

After struggling with what to do about the digital divide, and a parent survey showing that families were interested in digital camps, program coordinator Jenny Song said the library decided to move forward with digital programming to help parents out with long summer days at home. LibCollab #wonderwake.

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Libraries Social Media Digital Badges Accessibility 68

MindShift

APRIL 24, 2020

No assemblies, sports games or parent-teacher conferences. Eskelsen Garcia of the NEA says the equity issue is acute: “What we’ve been telling [political leaders] for years is the digital divide is hurting children. To have broadband, a tablet or a laptop is not to play video games. ” Copyright 2020 NPR.

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 27, 2017

Via Education Week : “ FCC Delays, Denials Foil Rural Schools’ Broadband Plans.” From the Coursera blog : “Building India ’s Workforce for 2020.” ’” – “Dean Dad” Matt Reed on the #RealCollege conference on food insecurity on college campuses.

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