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How one city closed the digital divide for nearly all its students

The Hechinger Report

Not just so students could keep learning during the shutdown, but so that the whole family had access to information and resources.”. “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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Erasing the Look and Feel of Poverty

Digital Promise

The district is working toward this goal through a wide range of bold initiatives, which include offering two years of kindergarten, ending “social promotion,” connecting every student to technology, and putting significant resources into athletic facilities and music programs. “We You take a personal interest,” says Keith. “It

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Erasing the Look and Feel of Poverty

Digital Promise

The district is working toward this goal through a wide range of bold initiatives, which include offering two years of kindergarten, ending “social promotion,” connecting every student to technology, and putting significant resources into athletic facilities and music programs. You take a personal interest,” says Keith.

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Education's Online Futures

Hack Education

” Vouchers in Vermont were used disproportionately by more affluent families , ProPublica found, not to help low-income families escape under-resourced schools. Meanwhile, the state has cleared the company to become a dropout recovery school. broadband privacy rules.” ECOT refuses to pay.

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