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Digital divide affecting education even more

from Language Magazine

Digital divide affecting education even more Language Magazine New analysis shows 15-16 million kids — 20% more than previous estimates — and as many as 400,000 teachers lack adequate internet or computing devices at home. Southern states have largest divides, but even among states with smallest divides, 25% of students lack adequate internet connection. A full 15-16 million public school students across the U.S. live in households without adequate internet access or computing devices to facilitate distance learning, according to analysis from Common Sense and Boston Consulting Group, which also finds that almost 10% of public school teachers (300,000 to 400,000) are also caught in the gap, affecting their ability to run remote classes. READ MORE

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