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The digital divide still holds students back

eSchool News

Although some gains in high school students’ technological device and internet access have occurred since ACT first investigated the digital divide in 2018, device and internet access of students with lower family incomes is lagging that of students with higher family incomes,” said Jeff Schiel, Ph.D,

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Bridging the Digital Divide in Massachusetts: The Neighborhood Wi-Fi Initiative

Education Superhighway

Committed to fostering digital equity across the state, Massachusetts has embarked on groundbreaking efforts to bridge the digital divide in public and affordable housing. Allocating CPF funding provides a sustainable framework for closing the digital divide by addressing immediate and future connectivity needs.

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Connecting learning to career exploration

eSchool News

Over the last decade, Verizon Innovative Learning has transformed the learning experience for more than 3 million students by providing schools and districts with the tools they need to thrive in the digital world and bridge the digital divide. million in the 2023-2024 school year alone, 65% of which are from Title I schools.

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Summer Reading Online

Ask a Tech Teacher

Thanks to this wide and varied collection of reading resources, no child should be consigned to the wrong side of the digital divide. Copyright ©2023 askatechteacher.com – All rights reserved. Books include Ramona Quimby, Nancy Drew, and a collection from National Geographic. Books can be read online or on mobile devices.

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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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Championing Students to be a Force for Good in Their Communities

Edsurge

Digital Empowerment ideas can be solutions that help bridge the digital divide. Apply here by May 18 for the 2023 T-Mobile Changemaker Challenge. Project 10Million is one of our education initiatives aimed at closing the digital divide. Finalists will be announced in July. million students across the U.S.

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5 Disadvantages of Technology in the Classroom (And How to Overcome Them)

ViewSonic Education

billion peopleone-third of the entire populationstill dont have internet access as of 2023. When both students and teachers are short on tools and support, the digital divide doesnt shrinkit grows. But tech disparity is still a huge issue. Globally, about 2.6 In the U.S., the numbers arent any less worrying.