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.

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Digital Divide Broadband Chromebook Survey 122

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 11, 2021

Second, we’ve taken ownership of the digital divide at the institutional level. 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. Before the pandemic, many students had never taken a course online.

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Digital Divide Course Accessibility System 145

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 27, 2020

Greenville schools have some of the highest school dropout rates in the state, and Johnson also viewed staying at home as necessary to defend her children’s chances of living an easier life. “I The digital divide. I do what I can, whenever I can, for my children,” she said. We don’t mumble or complain,” she said.

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Broadband Digital Divide Education Accessibility 145