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How one city closed the digital divide for nearly all its students

The Hechinger Report

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

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The impact of digital fatigue in the educational system

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Read more: 6 Practical strategies for teaching across the digital divide. Spending hours on end in front of low-resolution screens, doubled by poor sound quality, amplifies the feeling of digital fatigue. High dropout risk. It is safe to say that digital fatigue is a serious condition that can’t be treated lightly.

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OPINION: Here’s why chronically underfunded HBCUs are needed now more than ever

The Hechinger Report

Second, we’ve taken ownership of the digital divide at the institutional level. We also understand that the digital divide isn’t just about access, but also know-how. Related: Recent racial incidents involving police are enraging students at our HBCU, and for their sake we need to open as soon as we possibly can.

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Homework in a McDonald’s parking lot: Inside one mother’s fight to help her kids get an education during coronavirus

The Hechinger Report

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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Students have their own demands for school reopening

The Hechinger Report

The organizations collaborated to articulate 10 principles for reopening that include listening to students, closing the digital divide, addressing basic needs, moving away from one-size-fits-all instruction and evaluation and creating an inclusive curriculum.

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Can a school save a neighborhood?

The Hechinger Report

Related: Can high-poverty urban districts like Philadelphia close the digital divide? Amid the din of school choice and school reform , Bromley said, “There hasn’t been enough attention to what’s happened to the kids and families that too often are being left behind in their neighborhoods.”.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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” Via The Atlantic : “Why Many College Dropouts Are Returning to School in North Carolina.” ” Via Pew Research : “ Nearly one-in-five teens can’t always finish their homework because of the digital divide.” ” That is the race for the Michigan Board of Education. Thanks in advance.