The Hechinger Report
DECEMBER 22, 2020
Such students have fewer informal science opportunities and limited broadband Wi-Fi access at home and attend schools in districts that receive, by one estimate, $1,200 less in funding per student. They will also likely depress high school graduation rates, cause a spike in dropout rates, and negatively impact final educational attainment.
The Hechinger Report
APRIL 14, 2022
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. Oakland launched OAK Wi-Fi, a broadband program, in late 2020 using $7.7 The homework gap isn’t new. We [didn’t] want this to be a Band-Aid fix,” he said.
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The Hechinger Report
JUNE 27, 2020
Greenville schools have some of the highest school dropout rates in the state, and Johnson also viewed staying at home as necessary to defend her children’s chances of living an easier life. “I Widespread lack of broadband access complicates learning. I do what I can, whenever I can, for my children,” she said. Credit: Terri Johnson.
eSchool News
SEPTEMBER 21, 2015
Yet every student in Piedmont is given a laptop in school and to take home and, through partnerships developed by the district, can access free or low-cost broadband 24/7. It is difficult for the 1,200-student district to offer STEM, foreign language or Advanced Placement courses year-round.
The Hechinger Report
APRIL 20, 2020
Nearly 12 million students in 2017 didn’t have broadband internet in their homes , according to a federal report. Nearly 12 million students in 2017 didn’t have broadband internet in their homes , according to a federal report , and the school leadership group Chiefs for Change is calling for better connectivity nationwide. “It
Digital Promise
FEBRUARY 8, 2016
“If we can grab them at kindergarten and start to give them the skills that they need in order to be successful students,” says Creeden, “we have the potential to prevent that student from being a high school dropout.”. That’s why Middletown is investing as much in professional learning for teachers as it is in devices and broadband.
The Hechinger Report
NOVEMBER 29, 2021
Fremont County is both rural and remote and Superintendent Troy Zickefoose said the school district had little choice but to remain open for students because unreliable cell and broadband service across the region made remote learning nearly impossible. We have horrible broadband, horrible cell service. It’s a joke.
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