The Hechinger Report

APRIL 14, 2022

While most schools across the country are fully back in person, students continue to struggle to complete homework assignments or participate in remote learning because they lack adequate internet service and access to a computer at home — a phenomenon commonly referred to as the “homework gap.” The homework gap isn’t new.

Digital Divide 113

Digital Divide Broadband Chromebook Survey 113

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 27, 2020

Her high school had recently closed in response to the coronavirus pandemic and shifted to distance learning. Her cellphone’s data plan — the only way she could access the internet at home — wasn’t up to the task. Widespread lack of broadband access complicates learning. This story also appeared in HuffPost.

Broadband 145

Broadband Digital Divide Education Accessibility 145

Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

“If we can grab them at kindergarten and start to give them the skills that they need in order to be successful students,” says Creeden, “we have the potential to prevent that student from being a high school dropout.”. Overall, there is a risk that a “ digital learning gap ” is forming on top of the achievement gap that already exists.

Blended Learning 137

Blended Learning Elementary Broadband Dropout 137

Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

. “If we can grab them at kindergarten and start to give them the skills that they need in order to be successful students,” says Creeden, “we have the potential to prevent that student from being a high school dropout.” “All the data in the world is great, but it has to be pointed in the right direction.

Blended Learning 120

Blended Learning Elementary Broadband Dropout 120

Hack Education

JUNE 16, 2017

Via Inside Higher Ed : “A pending Connecticut law will now mandate that the University of Connecticut and the state’s four other public universities publicly release data on which transfer student credits they accept and which they reject.” Via Inside Higher Ed : “ Facebook , an Online Learning Platform?”

Education 44

Education Coursera MOOC Kaplan 44

Hack Education

DECEMBER 12, 2017

. “Faculty,” as this year’s ECAR study put it , “have a love-hate relationship with online teaching and learning. Most faculty agree that online learning makes higher education available to more students, but few agree that online learning helps students learn more effectively.”

MOOC 55

MOOC Coursera Education Broadband 55