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This longstanding digitaldivide for learners of all ages has morphed into a divide that is keeping these vulnerable students offline during a critical period. There are several steps that policymakers can and should take to shrink the digitaldivide that too many college students currently face.
Pandemic-era lockdowns put an unmistakable spotlight on digital equity — particularly for K-12 students. But nowhere is the digitaldivide larger than in the Black rural South. A quarter of Black teens reported not being able to do their homework for lack of reliable internet access — nearly twice the rate of white teens.
“Unfortunately, the digitaldivide is a very real barrier to success in our community,” said Audra Bluehouse, an English teacher at Hatch Valley High. “We The Hatch Valley schools receive the FCC’s E-Rate initiative, which reimburses schools and libraries for expenses related to internet access.
Tagged on: March 19, 2017 Textbooks could be history as schools switch to free onlinelearning | Philly.com → Garnet Valley is a district in the vanguard of a nationwide movement to ditch traditional textbooks for open-source educational resources on the web. It isn’t even good direct instruction."
graduation rates — up to a record 83 percent — and whether it is real or an elaborate scam. " Tagged on: July 23, 2017 Education Division Strategic Plan | National Governors Association → NGA's Education Division has a new strategic plan (2017-2020), which includes a focus on personalized learning. ."
But a few pioneering districts have shown that it’s possible, and Albemarle County has joined a nascent trend of districts trying to build their own bridges across the digitaldivide. We can extend the learning day. Read more about the DigitalDivide. We can flip the classroom. Photo: Chris Berdik.
Here’s what they had to say: The demand for onlinelearning will continue to grow in 2022 and possibly lead to the creation of virtual schools, which would introduce new AR and VR learning processes. Maria Armstrong, Executive Director, Association of Latino Administrators and Superintendents. billion by 2022.
Universities and colleges are no longer just institutions of learning and teaching. A classroom has become an e-classroom, with tablets on each and every desk. Onlinelearning is now the primary focus, with learning resources readily accessible on the internet, surpassing the significance of traditional learning methods.
of California’s Public Contract Code only addressed onlinelearning in the context of surplus technology and nonprofit computer labs. 1560 , and proposed adding sections designed “to close the digitaldivide in California.” Jennifer E. For instance, prior to COVID-19, Section 12100.8
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