The Hechinger Report

APRIL 14, 2022

Ramos would connect to the library’s Wi-Fi — sometimes on her cellphone, sometimes using her family’s only laptop — to complete assignments and submit essays or tests for her classes at Skyline High School. Ramos’ parents promised to buy her a laptop eventually, but bills mounted and it wasn’t in the family’s budget.

Digital Divide 112

Digital Divide Broadband Chromebook Survey 112

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 1, 2020

Monica Williams remembers the late May day she and first grade teacher Lizette Gutierrez reconnected with the four young siblings from Cable Elementary. No teachers from the San Antonio elementary had heard from the children since schools closed abruptly in March due to the pandemic. Credit: Redland Elementary.

Elementary 144

Elementary Online Learning Report Laptops 144

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 10, 2021

Even before the pandemic, American Indian and Alaska Native students had the highest high school dropout rate and lowest college enrollment rate of any U.S. She spent last April trying to secure technology for students taking Advanced Placement exams. “We were just trying to get through.”. National figures tell a similar tale.

Dropout 141

Dropout Report Groups Laptops 141

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 11, 2021

They typically come from K-12 school systems that lack resources like state-of-the-art learning technology, curriculum and student supports. Like many colleges, we’ve created a laptop loaner program to meet the needs of both on- and off-campus students by providing year-long access to reliable, new devices. Across the U.S.,

Digital Divide 143

Digital Divide Course Accessibility System 143

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 8, 2018

District officials theorized that students’ disillusionment with the curriculum contributed to Vista High’s 10 percent dropout rate. The space now serves as one of the school’s primary gathering spaces, a gallery for student art and a technology hub. Finding the right balance with the new technology is a focus for teacher training.

Personalized Learning 79

Personalized Learning Chromebook Learning Groups 79

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

Conventional wisdom around when and where students learn, what knowledge they need to be successful, and who they are as learners is all rapidly changing, especially as technology becomes more prevalent in classrooms. Many students’ families could not afford computers, or even an internet connection. Blue Valley Public Schools (Kans.)

Industry 40

Industry Broadband Course Elementary 40

MindShift

AUGUST 17, 2018

District officials theorized that students’ disillusionment with the curriculum contributed to Vista High’s 10 percent dropout rate. Much of the momentum has come from foundations with roots in Silicon Valley, whose founders believe that a proliferation of cheap technology allows new possibilities for personalizing education.

Personalized Learning 34

Personalized Learning Chromebook Learning Groups 34