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

The Hechinger Report

Ramos knew there were many kids like her, eager to keep up with school but lacking the technology to do so. 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. To her, it was “heartbreaking.”.

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How did edtech impact learning in 2023?

eSchool News

Education and student well-being are stretched thin, and lingering learning gaps, exacerbated by the pandemic, present hurdles for all students–especially underrepresented students groups who were already at a disadvantage. We headed into a fourth year of learning in the pandemic’s shadow.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

“ The Office of Educational Technology Under DeVos” by Doug Levin. Via Edsurge : “Possible ‘Fraud, Theft, Waste, and Abuse’: Report Questions NYC School Broadband Spending.” A report from VC firm GSV Acceleration : “It’s a Breakout: Capital Flows In the Learning and Talent Technology Market.”