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How one city closed the digital divide for nearly all its students

The Hechinger Report

According to a 2021 report from the think tank New America, 1 in 8 children from low-income families don’t have a computer at home, while 1 in 7 lack access to broadband internet. In May 2021, Think College Now elementary students sit in class after returning to in-person learning. The homework gap isn’t new.

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How did edtech impact learning in 2023?

eSchool News

Here’s what they had to say: In the coming year, K-12 leaders will begin finalizing how they can maximize any remaining ESSER funds ahead of the deadline in 2024 and we can expect clean air solutions to be represented in those obligations. One way education is doing this is by offering CTE, even in the elementary grades.

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Climate change threatens America’s ragged school infrastructure

The Hechinger Report

per $100,000 of assessed real or personal property values. billion by 2024 to address aging school infrastructure — a figure expected to grow as natural disaster events continue to increase in frequency and intensity. The compromise does provide for electrifying school buses, lead pipe removal and expanded broadband access.

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