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

The Hechinger Report

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

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Can a school save a neighborhood?

The Hechinger Report

Related: Can high-poverty urban districts like Philadelphia close the digital divide? He talked about finding an internship next year that would allow him to work with his hands — repairing electronics, for example. He said he had struggled with writing essays and with chronic lateness: “I promise I’ll do better with that.”

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