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Collected Item: “Online Learning Leaves Students in Poverty Behind”

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Online Learning Leaves Students in Poverty Behind

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Online Article

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This article puts in perspective the effects of distance learning on families at or below the poverty line. Many students in poverty with food insecurity, family instability, and even homelessness are also lacking a quality education due to the pandemic and virtual learning. Along with these already existing problems, these students also lack some of the necessary requirements to learn at all including internet access and availability of technology. This is leading them to fall farther behind than they already were.

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#hst485, #asu, #covidteaches, #poverty, #fallingbehind, #donations, #adoptaclassroom, #students

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https://www.adoptaclassroom.org/2020/06/23/effects-of-poverty-on-education-during-distance-learning/

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Sarah Fowler

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2020-06-23
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