The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

households lack what has become a basic need, according to a new report by EducationSuperHighway, an education nonprofit that in 2019 helped to almost eliminate the internet connectivity gap in classrooms across the country. However, 28.2 million U.S. The nonprofit is launching EducationSuperHighway 2.0

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 14, 2022

Credit: Javeria Salman/ The Hechinger Report. “We 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.

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Digital Divide Broadband Chromebook Survey 120

Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 20, 2020

billion students out of the classroom , schools have been forced to make a decade of progress in online learning in just a few short months. Online learning has been shown to increase retention and tends to take less time. Online learning has been shown to increase retention and tends to take less time.

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Technology Digital Divide Education Digital Citizenship 317

EdTech Magazine

JULY 7, 2020

Before the pandemic, we knew there was a digital divide in America. The need to close the divide can no longer be ignored because students of all ages are locked out from school – not just because of the virus itself, but from lack of an internet connection at home. Enter COVID-19. Back in 2017, the U.S.

Digital Divide 195

Digital Divide Broadband Online Learning Accessibility 195

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

In recognition of that reality, a new report has outlined “10 ways to make online learning work,” covering a range of best practices. The report is the work of the COVID Collaborative, a coalition of education, health and economic experts, written by the former directors of the U.S.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 4, 2020

Some students will have just the normal kind of summer learning loss.”. In New York City, for example, 19,000 students who had requested devices still didn’t have them by late April, according to reporting by Chalkbeat and WNYC. “Some students will have had no education access for up to six months. 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.

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Accessibility Broadband Digital Divide Policies 143

EdTech Magazine

JULY 19, 2020

Before the pandemic, we knew there was a digital divide in America. The need to close the divide can no longer be ignored because students of all ages are locked out from school – not just because of the virus itself, but from lack of an internet connection at home. Enter COVID-19. Back in 2017, the U.S.

Digital Divide 150

Digital Divide Broadband Online Learning Accessibility 150

EdTech Magazine

JULY 19, 2020

Before the pandemic, we knew there was a digital divide in America. The need to close the divide can no longer be ignored because students of all ages are locked out from school – not just because of the virus itself, but from lack of an internet connection at home. Enter COVID-19. Back in 2017, the U.S.

Digital Divide 150

Digital Divide Broadband Online Learning Accessibility 150

Edsurge

JANUARY 25, 2021

As 2021 kicks off and we set our resolutions for the new year, we pledge our organizations’ continued efforts to respond to educators’ professional learning needs. For example, Gwinnett County Public Schools designed an online learning system (eCLASS) to support emergency online learning needs.

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Analysis Education Digital Divide Policies 207

eSchool News

JUNE 16, 2021

A new CoSN study , supported by a grant from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, gives educators and policymakers a detailed view of students’ at-home learning experiences during the pandemic. “Digital equity is not a new topic for CoSN. education system,” according to the report.

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Digital Divide Online Learning Report Accessibility 145

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

When new trends become the norm, report findings sometimes elicit more shrugs than surprise. In education technology, a litany of surveys published this decade have touted the growing adoption of digital learning tools. A different ‘digital divide’ has emerged. A different ‘digital divide’ has emerged.

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EdTech Survey Classroom Digital Divide 165

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 8, 2020

This longstanding digital divide 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 digital divide that too many college students currently face.

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Broadband Digital Divide Accessibility Libraries 124

The Hechinger Report

JULY 1, 2021

During a forum hosted by public policy think tank New America to discuss this new data, Jessica Rosenworcel, the acting FCC Chairwoman, called the homework gap “an especially cruel” part of the digital divide that existed long before the pandemic. Sign up for Hechinger’s newsletter.

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Broadband Survey Digital Divide Accessibility 124

eSchool News

MAY 10, 2016

“Unfortunately, the digital divide is a very real barrier to success in our community,” said Audra Bluehouse, an English teacher at Hatch Valley High. “We Others spend long hours studying in the computer labs at the Doña Ana Community College Hatch Learning Center, adjacent to the high school.

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Digital Divide E-rate Broadband Laptops 40

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 19, 2021

A 2019 Department of Education report found evidence that English learners suffered from these divides before the pandemic; the crisis has only made them more consequential. By and large, English learners aren’t thriving under distance learning. Sign up for the Hechinger newsletter.

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Education Digital Divide Advocacy Report 142

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 22, 2021

Working with some of the most vulnerable families in her community last spring, Sharonne Navas saw first-hand why some families of color needed more than just a tech hotline to help them with their online learning troubles. Sign up for Hechinger’s newsletter.

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Digital Divide Learning Trends Online Learning 108

The Hechinger Report

JULY 5, 2021

A viral photo of two young Latinas sitting outside a Taco Bell in California so they could access Wi-Fi to do their homework crystalized a national problem: Too many students do not have access to the tools they need to participate in distance learning. Related: Survey reveals stark rich-poor divide in how U.S.

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Digital Divide Advocacy Survey System 136

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 16, 2020

The suburban Seattle school is part of the Northshore School District, which closed earlier in March and has since paused its online learning program. (AP For others, it’s an even bigger catastrophe: they may not be able to afford proper meals for their children, much less the technology and connectivity needed for online learning.

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Common Core Digital Divide Online Learning Groups 143

eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

Do students learn better online or in a classroom: statistics help shed light. What is the success rate of online learning? While some research suggests comparable outcomes between online and classroom learning, others indicate differences depending on specific contexts and methodologies.

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Classroom Online Learning Learning Outcomes 98

Edsurge

MAY 17, 2022

The pandemic has dragged on, prompting colleges to ricochet back and forth on mask mandate policies and rules about holding classes in person versus online. Professors report that students are disengaged , so much so that it’s even hard to get them to take advantage of free support services. Smith University.

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Flipped Classroom Course Digital Divide Trends 211

Doug Levin

MARCH 19, 2017

Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye the week of March 13, 2017 – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. The partnership aims to bridge the digital divide in Pittsburg by offering parents refurbished computers free of charge.

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EdTech Chromebook iPad Laptops 170

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 27, 2020

To make up for probable academic gaps produced during this unprecedented period, districts should continue providing academic services online in the summer. The seminal Coleman Report published in 1966 showed that student outcomes inside the classroom are predicated on their circumstances outside the classroom.

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Learning Software Digital Divide Broadband 129

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Pandemic-era lockdowns put an unmistakable spotlight on digital equity — particularly for K-12 students. But nowhere is the digital divide 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.

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Broadband E-rate Digital Divide Accessibility 106

Doug Levin

JULY 24, 2017

I have a bit more to say about some of these topics, so stay tuned… Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye these past two weeks – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. Been quoted in an article on ransomware in K-12 education.

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EdTech E-rate Software Data 150

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Without adequate internet access and a working device at home, educators say, many students will continue to fall further behind in school, unable to do online homework or attend virtual classes when schools are disrupted by pandemic quarantines or natural disasters. Related: The affordability gap is the biggest part of the digital divide.

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Broadband Digital Divide Libraries Accessibility 126

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Doing so also runs the risk of furthering the digital divide between those who have and can afford another piece of expensive technology and those who don’t, Platt added. This story about the metaverse was produced by The Hechinger Report , a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education.

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Education Digital Divide EdTech Company 139

eSchool News

OCTOBER 23, 2020

The Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT) today released a new report — with accompanying survey findings — that reflect the urgent need to provide improved student privacy support to teachers, parents, and students. Additional findings of note: Closing the Digital Divide While Protecting Privacy.

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Student Data Privacy Digital Divide Survey Data 67

The Hechinger Report

MAY 1, 2020

On the other end of the digital divide are more than 1,000 colleges where 95 percent of students or more do no online coursework. This story about online college enrollment was produced by The Hechinger Report , a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education.

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Trends Learning Digital Divide Course 105

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? Reporting dashboards should become more student-focused. education system.

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EdTech Digital Divide Broadband PresenceLearning 145

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 17, 2021

This story is a part of Learning from Lockdown , a series about education solutions in the pandemic, produced in partnership with the Education Labs at AL.com , the Dallas Morning News , Fresno Bee and Seattle Times partnered with The Christian Science Monitor , Hechinger Report and Solutions Journalism Network.

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Learning Accessibility Personalized Learning Digital Divide 144

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 25, 2024

Though much of the buzz around generative AI in the academic setting has concerned teaching and learning, Lo sees significant implications for other aspects of higher education. Lo said that ASU leaders and others should be wary of a new sort of digital divide that may arise at a time when not all universities have access to these tools.

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Digital Divide Company Training Data 120

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

Kids from black and Latino communities — who are often already on the wrong side of the digital divide — will face greater inequalities if we go too far toward digitizing education without considering how to check the inherent biases of the (mostly white) developers who create AI systems. Sign up for Hechinger’s newsletter.

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Digital Divide System Assessment Robotics 104

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 16, 2023

Features that protect privacy and well-being — such as sleep silencing and settings to keep accounts private — should be built into online platforms as default settings. Related : How one city closed the digital divide for nearly all its students. Sign up for Hechinger’s newsletter. Sign up for Hechinger’s newsletter.

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Smartphone Social Media Learning Digital Divide 97

The Hechinger Report

JULY 18, 2019

According to an FCC “fact sheet” on their EBS decisions, a free-market approach to issuing the new licenses is “far more likely to deliver value to educational institutions and to help close the digital divide than the status quo.”. Specifically, they’ll have eight years to cover 80 percent of the population in their licensed area. .”

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Broadband Education Policies Digital Divide 102

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 22, 2021

A meta-analysis of 39 studies of children’s picture books finds that children score better on comprehension tests after reading a paper book than after reading a digital book. Photo: Sarah Garland/The Hechinger Report. Digital picture books have been a godsend during the pandemic. Sign up for the Hechinger newsletter.

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Analysis Study Smartphone Report 145

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 12, 2017

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 digital divide. This story was written by The Hechinger Report , a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education.

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Broadband Digital Divide Accessibility Blackboard 103