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Will giving greater student access to smartphones improve learning?

The Hechinger Report

I have guidelines for cellphone and smartphone use, but it’s a constant struggle to keep kids engaged in lessons and off their phones. Related: Many low-income families get on the Internet with smartphones or tablets. These are issues I deal with as an English teacher at Fern Creek. That matters. Here’s why. Photo: Zvannha Clay.

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A hidden, public internet asset that could get more kids online for learning

The Hechinger Report

“This issue constitutes a new civil right: the right to digital equity,” concluded a June 2017 report on the “homework gap” from the Consortium for School Networking. Related: Many low-income families get on the Internet with smartphones or tablets. That matters. Here’s why. This isn’t working right!’ ”.