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Closing the homework gap is more important than ever

from Learning Forward

Closing the homework gap is more important than ever Learning Forward Two studies released this summer found that between 15 million and 16.9 million children in the United States lack adequate home internet access. Let me repeat those numbers: 15 to 16.9 million. According to the study from Common Sense Media, this means that 30% of all public K-12 students fall into a phenomenon known as the homework gap. This term was coined to describe the inequities that exist when some students have access to high-speed internet access at home and others don’t. Those inequities have never had bigger consequences than they do today, with millions of students learning remotely due to the pandemic. READ MORE

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