Broadband Chromebook Digital Divide Meeting 
The Hechinger Report
APRIL 14, 2022
We have this huge digital divide that’s making it hard for [students] to get their education,” she said. David Silver, the director of education for the mayor’s office, said people talked about the digital divide, but there had never been enough energy to tackle it. Credit: Javeria Salman/ The Hechinger Report. “We
Edsurge
MARCH 26, 2020
But the term doesn’t just mean equipping students with the same devices and broadband access. We have seen some districts actually say, “Come check out a Chromebook. This is our opportunity to support families and students in moving forward in their digital learning. But access is maybe the first part of the digital divide.
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Digital Promise
JANUARY 16, 2015
The funds will go toward purchasing MiFi devices, which provide mobile broadband access, so that 15 percent can connect at home for free. Families must meet other criteria as well, such as no outstanding bills or existing Internet service. .” That’s about to change, though. Howard-Suamico ’s situation is not unique.
The Hechinger Report
NOVEMBER 11, 2018
Caine oversees the school’s Chromebooks. And yet, reliable broadband is far from guaranteed in this region of towering plateaus, sagebrush valleys and steep canyons. According to an April 2018 Department of Education report, 18 percent of 5- to 17-year old students in “remote rural” districts have no broadband access at home.
The Hechinger Report
MAY 23, 2020
The Miami-Dade school district, for example, adopted a plan back in 2012 to close the digital divide. As of mid-April, schools had distributed supplies to meet about half of that need, said Darling-Hammond. But more work needs to be done to shrink the digital divide. Credit: AP Photo/Kantele Franko.
MindShift
JULY 31, 2020
But this year the STEM projects, maker space designs and story hours that usually take place within the library’s walls have moved online, and the library itself has found itself innovating quickly to meet the needs of their community. includes reading challenges, craft projects, and games where students can earn digital badges online. .
The Hechinger Report
APRIL 22, 2020
Elsewhere, teachers hold daily virtual office hours to check on the academic and emotional well-being of students they can no longer meet face to face. But America’s persistent digital divide has greatly hampered efforts toward this goal. Some also record those lessons for students who can’t meet at the appointed hour.
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