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Digital divide hits small towns hard

eSchool News

While 96 percent of Americans in urban areas have access to fixed broadband, only 70 percent of New Mexicans have broadband access at home. In rural communities, the problem is even worse — only one in three can access the internet at home. However, students may have no internet access when they get home.

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3 Resources to Help Connect Students and Families

Digital Promise

Students were excited about learning. Something else that was immediate and dramatic: the gap between students who had Internet access at home, and those who didn’t. “You can’t just send them home with an assignment or some research to do, because they have no access.”

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Kajeet honors ‘Action Heroes’ closing the Homework Gap

eSchool News

The Homework Gap refers to the number of school-age children who don’t have broadband access at home and cannot complete their school assignments. Roughly 7-in-10 teachers assign homework requiring broadband access at home; however one-third of those students lack home internet access, according to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).

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Digital learning is helping this school close achievement gaps

eSchool News

Related content: How our district is narrowing the digital divide. is a unique and multifaceted community, where the talent pool is high, but access to transformational educational opportunities is often lacking. Related Content: eSchool News Digital & Mobile Learning Guide. Southeast Washington, D.C.