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Edsurge
JUNE 18, 2020
She attends a highly resourced school with computer science courses, well-trained teachers and one computing device per student. Only 60 percent of these families had access to computers or broadband internet at home. Jennifer is in sixth grade. She has her own computer, educational software and high-speed internet.
The Hechinger Report
APRIL 14, 2022
While some students remain unconnected, Oakland’s effort has emerged as an example of how to tackle a citywide digital divide. “We 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.
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edWeb.net
NOVEMBER 13, 2019
And with online assessments now being required in many states, reliable broadband access is also essential so that students’ knowledge and skills are accurately represented, and technology is not a barrier to achievement and its documentation. Application processes vary, based on the state, as do disbursements. Cynthia Schultz, Esq.,
The Hechinger Report
FEBRUARY 24, 2021
While some districts have prioritized the mental health of their students, Kelly Vaillancourt Strobach, the director of policy and advocacy for the National Association of School Psychologists, said such districts are the exception. Each of the school’s 327 students is assigned to one of the three social workers.
The Hechinger Report
MAY 23, 2020
The Miami-Dade school district, for example, adopted a plan back in 2012 to close the digital divide. When schools reopen, they might do so with a different schedule: four days a week of in-person education and one virtual day, for example.
The Hechinger Report
APRIL 22, 2020
Related: Teachers need lots of training to do online learning well. Many broadband providers are also adding capacity, lifting caps on data and offering extended free trial periods. The center’s database is filled with examples of how districts are trying to keep learning going from a distance. Coronavirus gave many just days.
edWeb.net
MAY 19, 2020
One of the first challenges rural districts face is broadband access. Now, they are employing creative methods, such as expanding the reach of the school’s broadband so students can do work from the parking lot or in the surrounding area, having off-duty patrol cars become hotspots across the district.
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