Digital Divide Elementary Online Learning Policies 
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
The Hechinger Report
NOVEMBER 11, 2021
In 43 states, that affordability gap accounts for the largest share of the digital divide, according to the EducationSuperHighway report. Policymakers have been talking about the digital divide for decades, but we’ve been closing it at a pace of about 1 percent a year,” Marwell said. Sign up for Hechinger’s newsletter.
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The Hechinger Report
OCTOBER 14, 2021
Since before the pandemic, Benjamin Skinner has been researching broadband access and how lack of home internet impacts students’ ability to do online work. What no one talks enough about is that “we have a digital divide right within suburban and urban areas as well,” he said.
Edsurge
MARCH 15, 2021
For districts in need of additional technologies to make hybrid classrooms successful, here's a closer look at the new funding available and how to secure it: ESSER Funds and How to Use Them The original CARES Act included an education stabilization fund called Elementary and Secondary Education Emergency Relief (ESSER).
The Hechinger Report
JULY 1, 2021
While remote learning may be ending in most places across the country, many students will continue to struggle to complete many lessons and assignments because they lack adequate internet service and access to devices at home — a phenomenon commonly referred to as the “homework gap.”.
The Innovative Educator
MAY 10, 2020
Governor Jay Inslee, the superintendent of public instruction, advised schools not to offer online classes unless they can ensure that lessons are provided on an equitable basis. They chose not to figure out ways to bridge the digital divide for the most vulnerable families and students. What was preventing virtual learning?
eSchool News
JANUARY 1, 2021
Abrupt shifts to virtual and hybrid learning laid bare the vast inequities that exist in the U.S. The move to online learning also made people wonder: Are there practices we can continue when the pandemic abates? The policies and infrastructures are in place to deliver. education system. Collin Earnst, CEO, LearnWell.
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